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Jar

9th–10th century
Not on view
This vessel is decorated with a seven-petalled rosette radiating from the foot. The decoration was impressed with a tong; since each leaf was made separately, the spaces between the petals varies.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jar
  • Date: 9th–10th century
  • Geography: Attributed to probably Syria
  • Medium: Glass; blown, applied, with impressed decoration, tooled on the pontil
  • Dimensions: Ht. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
    Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.130.2644
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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