fragment
Object NameFragment of Beaker or Vase
Made FromGlass, Enamel
Dateprobably 1260-1277
TechniqueBlown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 7.5 cm, W: 4 cm; Estimate Diam (max): about 6.5 cm
Accession Number79.1.342
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Beaker or Vase. Colorless, with elongated bubbles slanting downward from left to right; decorated in red, yellow, light blue, and white. Blown; enameled. Fragment of beaker or vase. Wall (Th. 0.1-0.2 cm) tapers at top of fragment, then descends almost vertically. Decorated on outside with small parts of two registers divided by border (W. 1.2 cm). Upper register: bottom of inscription with light blue letters outlined in red and with small white elements in background. Border: row of overlapping, almost flat S-shaped elements in (left to right) red, white, blue, and red, apparently repeating; above them, yellow stripe outlined in red; below them, identical yellow stripe, but with red outline at bottom only. Lower register (W. at least 4.6 cm): surviving part has medallion (D. about 4 cm) with yellow border outlined in red; it contains, on red background, lion with red outline and white body; it is in left profile, with head turned toward viewer, right foreleg raised, and long, curving tail; area outside medallion is filled with white dots.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
