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Object NameEnameled Fragment

Made FromGlass, Enamel

Date1200-1399

Place MadeNear East; probably Syria

TechniqueBlown, enameled

SizeOverall W: 4.8 cm

Accession Number74.1.53-2

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionEnameled Fragment. Colorless glass with yellow tinge, thin white iridescent film on surface; blown, enamel decoration. Fragment preserves vessel wall of an omom with enamel decoration of multiple registers. Upper register defined by two thin red lines consists of small figure sketched in opaque red with stylized robes from left to right in opaque yellow, opaque red, opaque white and opaque blue, they stand on a second series of double lines, but nothing is preserved in the lower register.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12