Fragment
8th century-9th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of glass vessel, decorated with lustre-painted vinescrolls, trees and flowering plants
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, with lustre-painted decoration |
| Brief description | Fragment of a lustre-painted glass dish, decorated with plants, Egypt or Syria, 700-900 |
| Physical description | Fragment of glass vessel, decorated with lustre-painted vinescrolls, trees and flowering plants |
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| Gallery label | Lustre painting is applied after the vessel is finished, and the lustre is fixed by firing in a small reducing kiln. The technique deposits a thin layer of metallic copper and silver, which gives mother-of-pearl reflections or a variety of brilliant greens and golds. This fragment was found in Egypt |
| Other number | 8249 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.54-1934 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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