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    • Bowl, 9th century
    Possibly Syria
    Glass, mosaic

    H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 2001 (2001.266)

    The cane slices on this bowl are a variation of the "bull's-eye" motif, here in a complex and sophisticated floral pattern. The high temperature during fusion caused the canes to melt partially and become misshapen, creating a composition in which the green and yellow ran into each other while the central red flower remained clearly defined. This bowl is the largest extant intact example of a mosaic glass vessel.

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  • Bowl, 9th century
    Possibly Syria
    Glass, mosaic

    H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 2001 (2001.266)