Vase with Egyptian Decoration

Object Name: 
Vase with Egyptian Decoration

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Object Name: 
Vase with Egyptian Decoration
Accession Number: 
2010.3.167
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 34.8 cm, Diam: 23.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1895-1896
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass, enamel; blown, tooled, applied, iridized, enameled. Conical vase with narrow cylindrical neck opening to wider bowl-shaped rim; two applied angular handles. Exterior of vase slightly iridized and decorated with multicolored enamels depicting scene with 15 figures and one horned animal set beneath hieroglyphics, and large hieroglyphic panel on reverse side. Band of zig-zag flank top and bottom of pictorial decoration; band of zig-zag beneath rim; floral sprays beneath each handle.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Simmonds, Ian, Source
2010-11-08
Color: 
Material: 
Inscription: 
Moser / Karlsbad / Made in Austria / 3995 / 1548
signature
Enameled base
The Gather (2011) illustrated, p. 15;
Recent Acquisitions: European Glass (2011) illustrated, p. 15; BIB# AI88815