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Fragment with Bird

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Object Name: 
Fragment with Bird
Department
Ancient
Place Made: 
probably Egypt
Date: 
about 1-99
Color
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light green
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blue
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brown
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red
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black
Technique
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inlay
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ground glass
Dimensions: 
Overall W: 3.2 cm, Diam: 4.4 cm, Th: 0.4 cm
Accession Number: 
59.1.423
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Opaque very dark purple, appearing black in reflected light (matrix); opaque yellow, light green, blue, red, black, brown, and white (inlays). Probably cast; then inlaid, ground, and polished. Fragment from wall or floor of shallow vessel. Inner surface inlaid with bird and three circular motifs. Bird, shown in profile walking to right, has long curving beak, round head, narrow neck, body, legs, feet, and part of wing, shown in yellow; eye is circular, with central black dot surrounded by one white ring and brown outer ring; at back of head, prominent crest consisting of single red, blue, and green stripes; lower edge of wing is black; and tail consists of single red, blue, and green stripes. Circular motifs (D. 0.7 cm) have red dot at center, and inner black and outer green concentric rings.
Provenance
Smith, Ray Winfield, Source to 1959-07-27
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2004-11-18 through 2005-04-24
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2007-03-19 through 2007-08-25
Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15
 
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957) illustrated, pp. 242-243, #481; BIB# 27315

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