candlestick

Object NameFancy Candlestick Holder

Artist Saidullah (Afghan)

Artist Saifullah (Afghan)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1970-1977

Place MadeAfghanistan, Herat

TechniqueBlown, hot-worked

SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm, Diam: 12.7 cm

Accession Number2025.3.6

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFancy Candlestick Holder. Colorless glass with pale brown tinge, transparent aqua blue and white glass; blown, hot-worked. Colorless candlestick holder with roughly cylindrical long neck, narrow rim, and wider circular concave foot with no pontil mark. Candlestick holder is decorated with heavily applied thick trails around exterior walls leaving voids in a random pattern; inner layer of trails is colorless with green tinge and outer layer of trails is transparent aqua blue with white inclusions.
Provenance

Source Saidullah (Afghan)

Source Saifullah (Afghan)