Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Fragment

1100-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment, green glass decorated in 'sandwich glass' technique, gold design of half-palmette frieze and partly-visible standing eagle


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Incorporates the 'Zwischengold' technique
Brief description
Middle East, Glass. Fragment, green glass decorated in 'sandwich glass' technique, gold design of half-palmette frieze and partly-visible standing eagle, probably Fustat, Fatimid Egypt, 1100-1200
Physical description
Fragment, green glass decorated in 'sandwich glass' technique, gold design of half-palmette frieze and partly-visible standing eagle
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.1cm
Styles
Gallery label
From an open bowl
Credit line
Given by Professor Percy E. Newberry
Production
Fatimid
Collection
Accession number
C.22-1946

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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