Possibly Fragment of Goblet with Birds and Inscription

Object Name: 
Possibly Fragment of Goblet with Birds and Inscription

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Object Name: 
Possibly Fragment of Goblet with Birds and Inscription
Accession Number: 
2009.1.3
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 6.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Possibly Fragment of Goblet with Birds and Inscription. Colorless or almost colorless. Blown (two gathers); relief-cut. Goblet(?). Wall (TTh. 0.15 cm) of bowl is straight and tapering, with narrow horizontal flange near bottom, below which it tapers with slightly convex profile; solid “stem,” which has smooth, concave underside (see below). Wall is decorated in relief (Th. 0.1 cm) with horizontal line of Kufic inscription (H. 0.7 cm).

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1955-09-21
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown
relief-cut
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, pp. 207-208, #350; BIB# 113723