Beaker

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Object Name: 
Beaker
Accession Number: 
58.1.41
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.6 cm, Diam (max): about 9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1200-1399
Primary Description: 
Colorless or almost colorless glass; blown, applied. Beaker shaped like truncated cone. Upper wall tapers before descending at steeper angle; base applied, it is concave on underside, with solid foot ring made by tooling, and interior has kick with narrow aperture at center; pontil mark. Single narrow horizontal trail applied to wall at point where angle changes.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient; Early Modern
Provenance: 
Kouchakji, Fahim (b. Syria, 1886-1976), Source
1958-12-30
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
applied decoration
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 166-167, #900; BIB# 113723