fragment

Object NameFragment

Made FromGlass, Stone, Enamel, Gilding

Date1200-1299

Place MadeNear East; probably Syria

TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 3.4 cm, W: 4.1 cm

Accession Number73.1.44-2

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient
Early Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass, with yellowish-green tinge; bubbly, slight iridescent film; probably blown in an open mold, enameled. Beaker; fragment of vessel wall with register of stylized meander pattern in red, opaque white, and blue enamel "relief"; registers divided by thin red bands; above and below a bright yellow green enamel "relief" line highlights meander register.
Provenance

Source Betty Gruene Speir - 1973

Former Collection George S. McKearin (b. 1874)