fragment
Object NamePossibly Fragment with Horse
Made FromGlass
Date700-999
Place MadeNear East; possibly Persia
Techniqueblown or cast, cut
SizeOverall Diam: 10.8 cm
Accession Number59.1.463
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragment with Horse. Almost colorless, with greenish tint and few minute bubbles. Blown or cast and cut. Fragment of large dish or plaque(Th. 1.4 cm with decoration, 0.45 cm without decoration), with slightly curved surfaces. Exterior decorated in flat, high relief with horse (?) seen in profile moving to right. It has triangular head, with eye indicated by drilled dot and two triangular ears; long neck; body extended backward and front legs extended forward. Neck, junction with body, and body are reinforced with incised lines just inside edge of raised area; incised lines also embellish muzzle and hooves; and single drilled dots embellish bottom of neck and body. Below horse (?), at edge of fragment, small part of some other element in relief. Interior is plain and completely smooth.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
