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Object NameFragment
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1200-1299
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria, possibly Aleppo
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
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
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.
Provenance
Source Betty Gruene Speir - 1973
Former Collection George S. McKearin (b. 1874)