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The beaker was the most common glass object found in the Nishapur excavations. This example, decorated in an intermediate style between high-relief and linear-cut glass, includes large palmettes surrounded by leaves and other vegetal motifs.
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Title: Beaker with Relief Decoration
Date: 10th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
Medium: Glass, colorless; blown, cut
Dimensions:
H. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
Diam. (base) 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Diam. (top) 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession Number: 40.170.55
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