Applique with Winged Horse

Object Name: 
Applique with Winged Horse

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Object Name: 
Applique with Winged Horse
Place Made: 
Western Empire
Accession Number: 
59.1.179
Dimensions: 
Overall D: 3.1 cm, Th (applique): .2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
600-799
Primary Description: 
Applique with Winged Horse. Transparent pale yellowish green. Stamped. Circular, decorated in relief with winged horse walking to right, with right wing raised and left wing extended in front of chest; triangular plume on head, and trappings on back and rump; at edge, running from raised wing to rump, Arabic inscription. Wall has large bulb on interior.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Seyrig, Henri, Former Collection
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
Translucent yellowish green
Technique: 
stamping

Exhibitions (1)

Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15

Publications (2)

Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (2005) illustrated, p. 32, #22; BIB# 88262
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957) illustrated, pp. 196-197, #386; BIB# 27315