fragment
Object NameFragment with Inscription
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East
Techniqueblown, applied, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 3.1 cm
Accession Number59.1.497
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent green over colorless. Blown, applied; relief-cut. Fragment. Wall (TTh. 0.2 cm) has convex profile and is decorated with green pad (Th. 0.1 cm), which has been cut away, leaving three Arabic letters or imitations of letters (H. 1.7 cm) in relief. Coldworking of colorless glass is restricted to immediate vicinity of inscription.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
