Beaker Fragment
14th century (made)
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Fragment of a beaker or bowl body, bird painted in gold outlined in red enamel with blue ground, set within a medallion also outlined in red. For similar decorative scheme, see bottle in Cairo Museum of Islamic Art, illustrated in Atil, Arts of the Arab World, 1976, p.145, no.141.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Gilded and enamelled |
Brief description | Fragment of a beaker (?), probably Syria, 1301-1399 |
Physical description | Fragment of a beaker or bowl body, bird painted in gold outlined in red enamel with blue ground, set within a medallion also outlined in red. For similar decorative scheme, see bottle in Cairo Museum of Islamic Art, illustrated in Atil, Arts of the Arab World, 1976, p.145, no.141. |
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Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh |
Bibliographic reference | Atil, Arts of the Arab World, 1976, p.145, no.141. |
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Accession number | C.119X-1947 |
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Record created | March 18, 1999 |
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