fragment
Object NameFragment
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1275-1299
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria, possibly Aleppo
TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, W: 2.4 cm
Accession Number73.1.43-1
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass, with yellowish-green tinge; bubbly, surface pitting with some iridescence; vertically ribbed, then blown in an open mold, enameled. Beaker; fragment preserves small portion of wall with thin reddish-brown enamel register containing kufic inscription below small section of a fish tail.Provenance
Source
Betty Gruene Speir
- 1973
Former Collection
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874)
