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vase

Object NameVase with Egyptian Decoration

Factory Moser Glassworks (1857-present)

Made FromGlass, Enamel

Date1895-1896

Techniqueblown, tooled, applied, iridized, enameled

SizeOverall H: 34.8 cm, Diam: 23.9 cm

Accession Number2010.3.167

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Czechoslovakia, Karlsbad

Physical DescriptionColorless glass, enamel; blown, tooled, applied, iridized, enameled. Conical vase with narrow cylindrical neck opening to wider bowl-shaped rim; two applied angular handles. Exterior of vase slightly iridized and decorated with multicolored enamels depicting scene with 15 figures and one horned animal set beneath hieroglyphics, and large hieroglyphic panel on reverse side. Band of zig-zag flank top and bottom of pictorial decoration; band of zig-zag beneath rim; floral sprays beneath each handle.
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