Images(3)

figurine

Object NameHead of Animal or Bird

Made FromGlass

Dateperhaps 900-1199

Place MadeNear East; possibly Iran

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: about 5 cm, W: 3.4 cm

Accession Number74.1.12

Credit LineGift of Jerome M. Eisenberg

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionHead of Animal or Bird. Almost colorless glass, but with greenish yellow tinge; blown, applied. Head of animal or bird: hollow and roughly globular, with beak or snout, also hollow, drawn out and down; two protruding eyes formed by applying small bits of glass and coiling them; crest applied to top of head, pinched into long, narrow feature that extends forward over snout and back onto neck, and, while still semi-molten, cut with shears to create serrated top. Very small part of body survives; this, too, is hollow, with aperture connecting it with inside of head.
Provenance

Source Jerome M. Eisenberg - 1974-02-25