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Object Name3 Fragments
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1275-1299
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria, possibly Aleppo
TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number73.1.43
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description3 Fragments. (73.1.43-1) 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; (73.1.43-2) colorless glass, with yellowish tinge; heavy milky white iridescence adhering; probably blown in an open mold, enameled. Beaker; fragment preserves vessel wall with thin red enamel registers; main band contains an abstract vine scroll filled with blue enamel "relief" above and below a series of opaque white "relief" dots; (73.1.43-3) colorless glass, with yellowish-brown tinge; bubbly, thin milky white iridescent film; probably blown in an open mold, enameled. Beaker; fragment preserves vessel wall with two horizontal red enamel lines, below a fish outlined in red.Provenance
Source
Betty Gruene Speir
- 1973
Former Collection
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874)
1275-1299
