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vase

Object NameVase
Made FromGlass
Date200-599
Place MadeSyria
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 14.7 cm, Diam (max): 7.6 cm
Accession Number2022.1.91
Credit LineGift of Robert B. Woodward
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionVase. Green glass; blown. Green glass vase. Body consists of two swellings, the upper one smaller; concave base; funnel-shaped neck with horizontal coil of glass encircling it below rim; two small coil handles. Pontil technique. Body decorated with nine vertical thumb-indents; shows faint blowing spirals. Incrusted, somewhat iridescent.
Provenance
Source Brooklyn Museum - 2022-09-16
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