Fragment of Cup, Beaker, or Bottle with Vegetal Motif

Object Name: 
Fragment of Cup, Beaker, or Bottle with Vegetal Motif

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Cup, Beaker, or Bottle with Vegetal Motif
Place Made: 
probably Egypt
Near East
Accession Number: 
51.1.168-2
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Transparent green over colorless. Blown, cased or applied; relief-cut. Fragment of cup, beaker, or bottle. Wall (TTh. 0.2 cm) straight and vertical or almost vertical, with, below lightly incised horizontal line, relief decoration in green (Th. 0.1 cm): scrolling tendrils, one of which terminates in volute.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Tano, Phocion J. (Greek), Former Collection
1951
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
Transparent Green, Colorless
Technique: 
Blown, Cased or Applied, Cut
Material: 
glass

Publications (2)

Chemical Analyses of Early Glasses (Volume 3) (2012) pp. 58, 682; BIB# 61154
Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, p. 314, #549; BIB# 113723

Objects in Set (3)

3 Fragments
Date:800-999
Accession Number:51.1.168
Fragment of Cup with Half-Palmette
Date:800-999
Accession Number:51.1.168-1
 
Fragment of Beaker or Bottle
Date:800-999
Accession Number:51.1.168-3