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Object NameMiniature Vase
Made FromRock Crystal
Datepossibly 400-799
Place Madepossibly Near East
Techniquepossibly molded, attached
SizeOverall H: 2.7 cm; Rim Diam: 2.5 cm
Accession Number59.1.286
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionMiniature Vase. Clear thick rock crystal; object is heavily cracked with interior cracks causing a whitish opaque color, some pitting; roughly spherical body with short straight sided foot and flat base, short wide thick neck flattened at rim; cylindrical interior; exterior deeply ribbed in spiral formation, (twelve ribs); cylindrical interior.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27