Fragment with Senmurv

Object Name: 
Fragment with Senmurv

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Object Name: 
Fragment with Senmurv
Place Made: 
Syria
Middle East
Accession Number: 
66.1.18
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.9 cm, W: 6.2 cm, Th: 1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment with Senmurv. Almost colorless; gold foil. Blown; decorated with gold foil, cased. Base (D. greater than 6 cm) flat. Overlay is about 0.1 cm thick. Pontil mark (D. 1.4 cm) almost eliminated by grinding. Center of base is decorated with creature resembling senmurv. When seen from interior of vessel, animal is shown in profile, facing right. It has head of dog with pointed ears, front legs of lion, wing with pointed tip, and prominent tail; lower part of body is snakelike and coiled.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1966-02-22
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
colorless
gold
Technique: 
glassblowing
verre églomisé
cased
Material: 
glass
gold

Exhibitions (1)

Animals in Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2004-11-18 through 2005-04-24
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2007-03-19 through 2007-08-25

Publications (4)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 228, #1010; BIB# 113723
Islamic Gold Sandwich Glass: Some Fragments in the David Collection, Copenhagen (1988) p. 48; BIB# AI26761
A Tribute to Persia, Persian Glass (1972) illustrated, p. 10, no. 7; BIB# 65782
Sasanian Silver: Late Antique and Early Mediavel Arts of Luxury from Iran (1967) illustrated, p. 153, no. 75; BIB# 21324