fragment
Object NameFragment with Birds
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm, Diam (est): 6 cm
Accession Number59.1.451
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Glass and Man
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment from wall (TTh. 0.25 cm) of beaker(?), decorated in relief (Th. 0.1 cm). At top, plain horizontalrib, presumably upper border of frieze. Surviving part of frieze has parts of two birds facing each other
across upward-pointing arrowlike motif and, below it, flat circular boss with notched edge. Each bird stands; it has small, rounded head with countersunk eye and triangular beak with incised line between upper and lower parts, and two short incisions indicating nostrils; neck is short, with notched outline at back, parallel incisions indicating feather, and two parallel incisions at junction with body; breast has notched outline.
Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
