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Object NameFragment
Made FromGlass, Stone, Enamel, Gilding
Date1200-1299
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria
TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 4.5 cm
Accession Number73.1.44-1
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass, with greenish tinge; bubbly, stone; probably blown in an open mold, enameled, gilded. Beaker or bottle; fragment preserves rim and part of neck or body; thin and uneven red enamel line forms unknown decoration, poorly executed; some blue, opaque white, and green enameled fill with some traces of gilt.
Provenance
Source Betty Gruene Speir - 1973
Former Collection George S. McKearin (b. 1874)