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Fragment of a Glass Dish

10th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 300
The figures of men returning from a hunt on the bottom of this dish closely resemble ones on ivory and bone caskets of the period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a Glass Dish
  • Date: 10th century
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: blue glass, silver stain
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in. (7.9 x 11 x 2 cm)
    diameter of foot: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.95.34
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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