appliqué
Object NameApplique with Human Head
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps 400-699
Place MadeWestern Asia
TechniqueMold-pressed
SizeOverall D: 3.1 cm, Th (applique): 1.1
Accession Number59.1.176
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionApplique with Human Head. Translucent purple, stamped. Roughly circular, attached to wall of vessel. Stamped in relief with human head en face, with bifurcated headdress or coiffure, curved eyebrows, oval eyes with large pupils, straight nose, and small mouth; face is hairless; head is framed to proper right by arc of dots, also in relief; edge of applique is slightly raised. Wall (Th. 0.1 cm) has bulb on interior.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
