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Flask

1250-1400 (made)
Place of origin

Flask, glass, mould-blown with applied handles, with gilded and blue, red and white enamelled medallion on both flat sides as well as both shoulders, depicting six-sided star or scroll motif.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colourless glass with yellow tinge, mould-blown, applied handles, weathered and iridized, gilded and enamelled
Brief description
Flask, gilded and enamelled glass, Egypt or Syria, 1250-1400
Physical description
Flask, glass, mould-blown with applied handles, with gilded and blue, red and white enamelled medallion on both flat sides as well as both shoulders, depicting six-sided star or scroll motif.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.0cm
  • Greatest width width: 6.3cm
Styles
Gallery label
Originally decorated with medallions on the longer sides and six-pointed stars on the shorter sides.
Bibliographic reference
Lamm (1930;p.371)
Other number
8260 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
993-1901

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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