Fragment of Bottle with Inscription

Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle with Inscription

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle with Inscription
Place Made: 
possibly Syria
Accession Number: 
74.1.50
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 6.4 cm; Upper Shoulder and Cased Area Th: 0.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bottle with Inscription. Almost colorless; gold foil, grayish blue enamel. Blown; decorated with foil and enamel, cased. Fragment from bottom of neck (D. about 2.5 cm) and rounded shoulder of bottle. Only lower part of fragment is cased. Overlay has rounded edge (D. about 6 cm), above which shoulder bulges slightly. Decoration consists of horizontal border (W. 0.45-0.55 cm) of gold foil and, below this, gold Kufic or pseudo-Kufic inscription represented by parts of two or more "letters," and one grayish blue dot.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1974-12-12
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
colorless
gold
grayish blue
Technique: 
glassblowing
verre églomisé
cased
Material: 
glass
gold
enamel

Exhibitions (1)

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

Publications (4)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 227, #1008; BIB# 113723
Early Islamic Gold Sandwich Glass in The Corning Museum of Glas (2008) illustrated, p. 102, no. 6; BIB# AI76977
Old Glass, New Glass, Gold Glass: Some Thoughts on Ancient Casting Technology (1989) pp. 117-118; BIB# AI26279
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957) p. 223, #450; BIB# 27315