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Object NameFragment
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1300-1399
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, W: 3.5 cm
Accession Number73.1.34-2
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass with yellow tinge, milky white iridescent surface, some pitting; probably blown, enameled, gilded. Large vessel fragment preserves slight curve of body, decoration consists of a small gilt panel in which a kufic inscription has been laid out in opaque red enamel and then filled with "relief" lines of heavy blue enamel, kufic inscription filled with gilt.
Provenance
Source Betty Gruene Speir - 1973
Former Collection George S. McKearin (b. 1874)

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