Vase
1300 - 1350 (made)
| Place of origin |
Vase, mouldblown glass with vertical ribbed body and two applied handles, with red and blue enamelled frieze decoration around the neck
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, iridized, colourless with yellow tinge, abraded enamel, mouldblown |
| Brief description | Vase, enamelled glass, Egypt, 1300-1350 |
| Physical description | Vase, mouldblown glass with vertical ribbed body and two applied handles, with red and blue enamelled frieze decoration around the neck |
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| Styles | |
| Gallery label | This vase has been buried, and the resulting weathering of the surface has removed most of the original enamel decoration while giving the piece an unintentional opaque and iridescent surface. |
| Credit line | Given by the executors of Lady Marling, C.B.E. |
| Other number | 8259 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.182-1928 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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