Fragment with Bird

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Object Name: 
Fragment with Bird
Place Made: 
Near East
Accession Number: 
59.1.452
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 3.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-999
Primary Description: 
Colorless and apparently bubble-free. Blown and relief-cut (but see COMMENT). Fragment of vessel. Wall (Th. 0.25 cm with decoration, 0.1 cm without decoration) straight and decorated in relief with bird shown in profile facing right. It has round head, prominent eye, short triangular beak, and apparently crest; junction of neck and body is indicated by curved line; breast is plump and has notched outline; wing covert is represented by comma-shaped motif.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Blown, relief cut

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, p. 254, #429; BIB# 113723