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Object NameFragment

Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding

Date1200-1299

TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 4.1 cm, W: 2.8 cm

Accession Number73.1.38-2

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir

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Place Made

Near East; probably Syria, possibly Aleppo

Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass, with slight yellowish tinge; bubbly; probably blown, enameled, gilded. Fragment preserves cylindrical neck of a bottle with trace of trail decoration; entire surface decorated with registers divided by thin red enamel lines; larger register with kufic inscription outlined in red with blue enamel "relief" background, gilt filled, below a small register with gilt kufic inscription interior wall, washed with red enamel or reddish luster as background for the gilt kufic inscription.
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