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Object Name: 
Fragment
Place Made: 
probably Egypt
Near East
Accession Number: 
51.1.114
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3 cm, W: 3.6 cm; Wall H (max estimate): 13 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
701-899
Primary Description: 
Transparent deep blue. Blown; scratch-engraved. Wall is straight and perhaps descends vertically. Exterior has scratch-engraved ornament, which may include small part of Kufic inscription filled with transverse hatching, associated with small hatched circles, and indeterminate motif.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Tano, Phocion J. (Greek), Former Collection
1951
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
deep blue
Technique: 
glassblowing
engraving
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, p. 34, #41; BIB# 113723