Medium:

Blown and enameled glass

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 4.4 x 6.4 x 2.7 cm (1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Syria?

Date:

circa 900-1400

Provenance:

To 1981

Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]

From 1981 to 1988

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, bequeathed by Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) in 1981. [2]

From 1988 to 1995

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1988. [3]

From 1995

Freer Gallery of Art, transferred from Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection to the Freer Study Collection in 1995. [4]

Notes:

[1] See object record.

[2] See object record.

[3] See object record.

[4] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Topic:

blow molding  Search this

enameling  Search this

glassblowing  Search this

glass  Search this

Islam  Search this

Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)  Search this

Syria  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Transfer from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Bequest of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution, 1981

Accession Number:

FSC-G-67

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f188c706-bcbe-4fbd-b940-ca5248f28b9f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-G-67