Fragment of Ewer or Bottle with Half-Palmette

Object Name: 
Fragment of Ewer or Bottle with Half-Palmette

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Ewer or Bottle with Half-Palmette
Accession Number: 
68.1.111
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.2 cm, W: 2.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-999
Primary Description: 
Transparent bluish green over colorless; both with very few minute bubbles. Blown, cased; relief-cut. Fragment of ewer or bottle. Wall or shoulder (TTh. 0.2 cm) descends in smooth convex curve, with green decoration in relief (Th. 0.1 cm) on colorless background: single, presumably continuous horizontal line, above (or below) which is stem terminating in half-palmette with four leaves; stem and outer leaves are notched.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
Transparent bluish green over colorless
Technique: 
Blown, cased, and cut

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, pp. 311-312, #543; BIB# 113723