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Works of Art (110)
Adoration of the Magi (Detail), ca. 1390, Austrian; From the Schlosskapelle, Ebreichsdorf, Austria, Pot-metal and colorless glass with silver stain and vitreous paint (1986.285.1,2)  
 
Adoration of the Magi, 1507, Circle of the Strassburger Werkstattgemeinschaft, German (Munich), Pot-metal and colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint (1996.262)  
 
Alabastron (small jar for perfumes or unguents), 2nd–1st century B.C.; Hellenistic, Cypriot, Glass (74.51.319) 
 
Animal flask, 7th–8th century, Syria, Yellowish, pinkish, and grayish colorless glass, free-blown and applied; tooled on the pontil (1999.145)  
 
Beaker, 9th–10th century, Western Asia or Egypt, Blown, tooled, and relief-cut glass (1974.45)  
 
Beakers signed by Iason, mid-1st century A.D.; Imperial, Roman, Glass (29.100.82) (59.11.3) 
 
Bella Apartment window, ca. 1880, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American), Leaded glass (2002.474) 
 
Bottle in the form of a fish and a flask in the form of grapes, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Mold-blown glass (17.194.251; 17.194.231) 
 
Bottle, 12th century, Probably Syrian, Mold-blown and tooled glass with applied decoration (2005.318)  
 
Bottle, 18th–19th century, Iran, Glass, mold-blown, free-blown, and tooled (17.190.829) 
 
Bottle, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Cut glass (17.194.317) 
 
Bottle, 7th–early 8th century, Egypt or Syria, Bluish colorless and blue glass, free-blown and applied (x.21.210)  
 
Bottle, 9th–10th century, Syria, Greenish colorless and dark blue glass, free-blown and impressed with tongs; tooled on the pontil (08.138.2)  
 
Bottle, late 13th century; Mamluk, Probably Syria, Greenish colorless glass, free-blown, enameled, and gilded; tooled on the pontil; red, blue, green, yellow, purple, brown, pink, white, gray blue, and black enamels; and gold (41.150)  
 
Bowl and dish, early 18th century; Mughal, India, Milky white glass, decorated with silver and gold; bowl (2000.490a,b) 
 
Bowl Fragments with Menorah, Shofar, and Torah Ark, 4th century, Roman or Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf (18.145.1 ab)  
 
Bowl, 2nd–early 1st century B.C., Hellenistic, Greek, Onyx glass (91.1.1303) 
 
Bowl, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Blown glass (17.194.314) 
 
Bowl, 9th century, Possibly Syria, Glass, mosaic (2001.266)  
 
Bowl, ca. 1908, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Tiffany Furnaces, Favrile glass (51.121.13)  
 
Bowl, late 10th–early 11th century, Probably Egypt, Bluish colorless glass, free-blown and stained; tooled on the pontil; yellow and brown copper and silver stains (1974.74)  
 
Cage animal flask, 7th–8th century, Syria, Applied glass (69.153)  
 
Cameo architectural panel, ca. 1–25 A.D.; Augustan–early Julio-Claudian, Roman, Glass (18.145.38a) 
 
Cameo cup fragment with lovemaking scene, first half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (81.10.349) 
 
Cameo fragment with marine animals, first half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (81.10.347) 
 
Cameo: Silhouette portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna and Grand Duke Paul, dated 1791, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Cut glass (1999.525) 
 
Cheval glass (psyche), ca. 1810–14, François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (French), Amboyna on oak with gilt-bronze mounts (24.230) 
 
Christ Giving the Keys to Peter, ca. 1315, German; Cologne, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (29.55.1,2)  
 
"Clutha" vase, ca. 1890, Christopher Dresser (British), Green glass (1991.20.2) 
 
Colorless floral plate, ca. 100–150 A.D., Roman, Cast glass (81.10.237) 
 
Composite mosaic dish, early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (59.11.6) 
 
Conical bowl, 2nd–1st century B.C., Hellenistic; Said to be from Syria, Cast glass (81.10.243) 
 
Cosmetic flask, late 10th–11th century, Egypt or Syria, Free-blown, tooled, and stained glass (10.130.2649)  
 
Covered goblet, 1788, Made by New Bremen Glass Manufactory (Frederick County, Maryland), American, Blown glass with engraved decoration (28.52a,b) 
 
Cup, 9th–10th century, Egypt, Syria, or Iraq, Yellowish colorless glass, free-blown and impressed; tooled on the pontil (1974.15)  
 
Dish, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman; From Cologne, Cut glass (81.10.46) 
 
Engraved beaker with charioteer, 4th century A.D., Roman, eastern Mediterranean; Said to be from Egypt, Glass (59.11.14) 
 
Engraved bowl with medallions, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass (17.194.318) 
 
Ewer signed by Tayyib ibn Ahmad Barmasi, 9th century, Probably Iraq, Transparent pale yellowish green glass, body blown in mold with two vertical sections; handle applied (x.21.191)  
 
Faceted Bowl, 5th–7th century; Sasanian, Iran (?), Glass, blown and wheel-cut (59.34)  
 
"Fireworks" vase, 1921, Edward Hald (Swedish); Manufacturer: Orrefors Glasbruk, Engraved flashed glass (27.96.5) 
 
Footed bowl (tazza), mid-13th century, Syria, Yellowish colorless glass, molded, optic blown, applied (foot), enameled, and gilded; tooled on the pontil; blue, red, white, green, yellow, and black enamels; and gold (91.1.1538)  
 
Footed bowl, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Hellenistic or Roman, Cast glass (81.10.129) 
 
Fragmentary beaker, ca. 2nd century A.D.; Mid-Imperial, Roman, Glass, free-blown and painted, (22.2.36,.37) 
 
Fragmentary plate, 9th century, Western Asia, excavated at the Tepe Madraseh, Nishapur, Iran, Glass, blown, trailed, and scratch-engraved (40.170.131)  
 
Frankish "Claw" Beaker, 400–600, Found in Bellenberg Voehringen, southern Germany, Glass (81.10.189)  
 
Garden Landscape and Fountain, ca. 1905–15, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Tiffany Studios, Favrile glass, cement (1976.105)  
 
Garland bowl, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.; Augustan, Roman, Glass (91.1.1402) 
 
Gladiator cup, ca. 50–80 A.D.; Neronian–Early Flavianic, Roman; Found at Montagnole, southern France, Glass (81.10.245) 
 
Glass alabastron, late 8th–6th century B.C.; Archaic, Probably Phoenician; From Cyprus, Glass (74.51.312)  
 
Glass rings and bracelets, 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass and gold (74.51.4244) 
 
Goblet, Murano (Italian), Glass (1988.403a,b) 
 
Goblet, 9th century, Western Asia or Egypt, Transparent pale greenish blue glass, blown from two gathers and scratch-engraved (65.173.1)  
 
Goblets, 11th or early 12th century, Possibly Syria, Blown, applied decoration; tooled on the pontil (2000.279.1,2)  
 
Gold-glass alabastron, 1st century B.C., Hellenistic, Glass (17.194.286) 
 
Gold-glass bottles, first half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (17.194.259) 
 
Hanging lamp (cesendello), late 15th–early 16th century, Venice, Free-blown glass, enameled and gilded (14.83)  
 
Head of Augustus, Roman Period, 27–20 B.C., Egyptian, Blue-green (glassy?) faience (26.7.1428) 
 
Heart amulets, Dynasty 18–19 (ca. 1550–1186 B.C.), Egyptian, Glass (10.130.1782)
Heart amulets, Dynasty 19–20 (ca. 1295–1070 B.C.), Egyptian, Agate (10.130.1804)
 
 
Hexagonal Bottle, 500–629, Byzantine; Possibly from Syria, Glass, mold-blown (1972.118.180)  
 
Inlays and shrine elements, Dynasty 30–Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380–30 B.C., Egyptian, Glass (21.2.2) 
 
Jug, 10th century, Probably Iran, Transparent yellowish colorless glass, blown, applied (handle), tooled, and wheel-cut (39.40.101)  
 
Kubus stacking containers, ca. 1938, Wilhelm Wagenfeld (German), Glass (1986.412.1–16) 
 
Lamp, 1904–15, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Tiffany Studios, Leaded Favrile glass, bronze (1974.214.15a,b)  
 
"Lansetti II" (Lancet II) vase, 1952, Timo Sarpaneva (Finnish); Manufacturer: Iittala Lasitehdas Oy, Glass (56.31.3) 
 
Loggia from Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, New York, ca. 1905, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American), Limestone, ceramic, glass (1978.10.1)  
 
Looking glass, ca. 1775, American, Pine (1990.18) 
 
Magnolia and Irises, ca. 1908, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Tiffany Studios, Leaded Favrile glass (1981.159)  
 
Man of Sorrows and the Mater dolorosa, ca. 1480, Strassburger Werkstattgemeinschaft (Lautenbach Master), German (Swabia); From the chapter house of Constance Cathedral, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (1998.215a,b)  
 
MAP III, 1993, Bertil Vallien (Swedish), Glass and iron (1994.199ab) 
 
Mold-blown vessel signed by Ennion, first half of 1st century A.D.; Julio-Claudian, Roman; found on Cyprus, Glass (17.194.226)  
 
Monochrome blown vessels, 1st–4th century A.D., Roman, Translucent blown glass (17.194.72,.96,.167) From Cyprus (81.10.32) 
 
Monochrome bowls, 1st century A.D., Roman; From Syria, Opaque cast glass (1972.118.185) (13.198.1,.2,.3) 
 
Monochrome cast vessels, 1st century A.D., Roman, Translucent cast glass (17.194.155) (91.1.1238) (81.10.128) (29.100.84) 
 
Mosaic bowls, 1st century B.C., Hellenistic, Glass (17.194.263; 17.194.560) 
 
Mosque lamp, ca. 1285; Mamluk, Egypt (Cairo), Brownish colorless glass, free-blown, applied, enameled, gilded, and stained; tooled on the pontil; red, blue, white, green, yellow, and black enamels; gold; and orange-yellow stain (17.190.985)  
 
Mosque lamp, ca. 1329–35, Cairo, Free-blown glass, enameled and gilded (17.190.991) 
 
"Nomos" table, 1987, Sir Norman Foster (British); Manufacturer: Techno S.p.A., Glass, stainless steel, rubber (1998.379ab) 
 
Oinochoe, 1st century A.D., Roman, Opaque glass (17.194.170) 
 
Pair of Bird-Shaped Brooches, 550–600, Frankish, Gold sheet, cloisonné cells inset with garnets, glass, and pearl, garnets backed with patterned foil (17.191.164-165)  
 
Panel from a Tree of Jesse Window, 14th century, German (Swabia), Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint (22.25a-f)  
 
Pilgrim flask, ca. 1500–1525, Venice, Free-blown glass, enameled and gilded (1975.1.1167) 
 
Pitcher, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Blown glass (74.51.134) 
 
Plate, 14th century; Mamluk, Syria or Egypt, Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded (91.1.1533)  
 
Playing at Quintain, ca. 1500, French (Paris?), Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint (1980.223.6)  
 
Printed cotton (detail), ca. 1830, English, Cotton (63.55.2) 
 
Prophet, ca. 1390–1410, French (Bourges or Burgundy) or South Lowlands, Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint (1995.301)  
 
Pyxides, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (91.1.1335) 
 
Ribbed bowl, late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Cast glass (81.10.39) 
 
Ruba Rombic vase, ca. 1928, Reuben Haley (American), Glass (1986.413.2) 
 
Savoy vase, 1936, Alvar Aalto (Finnish), Glass (1985.223) 
 
Scenes from the Passion of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, 1244–1247, French; From the Church of St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, Pot-metal glass with vitreous paint (24.167a–k)  
 
Sorgheloos in Poverty, 1510–1520, North Lowlands, Colorless glass with vitreous paint and silver stain (1999.243)  
 
Stained-Glass Panel, ca. 1245–1248, France, Tours, Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (37.173.3)  
 
Stained-Glass Window, with Grisaille Decoration, ca. 1325, French; From the abbey church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen, France, Pot-metal and colorless glass, with silver stain and vitreous paint (1984.199.1–11 and 48.183.2)  
 
Stained-glass window, 1912, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Glass, zinc (67.231.1) 
 
Stained-glass window, ca. 1656, Evert Duyckinck (American), Painted glass (52.77.46) 
 
Statuette of the goddess Taweret, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332–30 B.C., Egyptian, Glassy faience (26.7.1193) 
 
Stool: Kneeling Female Caryatid, 19th century (?), Democratic Republic of Congo; Luba or Shankadi, Wood, glass beads (1978.412.317) 
 
Storage jar, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Mold-blown glass (17.194.219) 
 
Theodosius Arrives at Ephesus (Scene from the Legend of the Seven Sleepers), ca. 1200–1205, French; From the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Rouen, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (1980.263.4)  
 
Two Grisaille Panels, 1320–1324, French; Paris, from the Chapel of Saint-Louis, north aisle, royal abbey of Saint-Denis, Pot-metal and white glass, silver stain (1982.433.3,4)  
 
Vase, 1893–96, Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Made by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company , American; Made in Mid-Atlantic, Corona, New York, America, Favrile glass (96.17.10) 
 
Vase, ca. 1901–6, Designer: Max Läuger (German), Glass, pewter (1991.182.2) 
 
Vestment II, 1997, Stanislav Libensky (Czech); Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, born 1924), Cast glass (1999.91) 
 
Virgin Mary and Five Standing Saints above Predella Panels, 1440–1446, German; From the Carmelite church at Boppard-am-Rhein, Pot-metal glass, white glass, vitreous glass, silver stain (37.52.1–6)  
 
Virgin of the Apocalypse, ca. 1480–1490, Circle of the Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet, German; Middle Rhineland, Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint (1982.47.1)  
 
Visitation, 1444, Probably Strasbourg; From the Carmelite church at Boppard-am-Rhein, Pot-metal glass (13.64.3ab)  
 
Window, 17th century, Egypt or Syria, Stained glass (93.26.3,4) 
 
Wine bottle, Edo period, mid-19th century, Japan, Glass in marbled color (2001.58.1)  
 
Thematic Essays (31)