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Ewer with Molded Inscription
Jar
Fragment
Fragment of a Bowl
Fragment of a Bottle
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 451
The molded decoration of this greenish-blue glass jar includes pairs of simple palmettes arranged one above the other in eight narrow vertical compartments. Together, these suggest both a ninth-to-tenth century dating and an Iraq provenance for this small jar. The impression of an eagle with spread wings under the base, which is not usually visible, may be a factory stamp.
[ Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, until 1996; sold to MMA]
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