fragment

Object NameFragment

Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding

Date1200-1299

TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 5.3 cm, W: 4.1 cm

Accession Number73.1.38-1

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir

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Place Made

Near East; probably Syria, possibly Aleppo

Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass with yellowish-green tinge, slightly bubbly, with thin iridescent film; probably blown in an open mold, enameled, gilded. Beaker fragment preserves cylindrical section of wall and flared area with kufic inscription preserved in a register between two sets of double red enamel lines; inscription in same thin red enamel lines with blue enamel relief background and letters gilt filled.
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