bowl
Object NameBowl with Tear-shaped Motifs
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East
TechniqueBlown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, L: 10.2 cm, W: 8 cm
Accession Number66.1.4
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Side Winter Antiques Show
Treasures in Glass
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless. Blown (perhaps mold-blown); relief-cut. Bowl: oval. Rim plain, with bevel on inner side; wall curves down and in, and merges with base; no pontil mark. Decorated on outside of wall and on base. On wall each long side has two identical, relief-cut elements, each consisting of tear-shaped motif enclosing smaller tear-shaped motif, which encloses raised tear-shaped element; each short side has one relief-cut element consisting of pointed oval motif enclosing smaller pointed oval motif. Base has single relief-cut rhomboid element with longer sides flanked by tear-shaped elements in longer sides of wall; it has rhomboid outline containing narrow oval motif.Provenance
Source
Saeed Motamed
(Iranian, 1925 - 2013) - 1966
