Bowl
Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Syria
Date7th-9th century
DimensionsH: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Max Diam: 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm)
MediumBlown and tooled glass, with applied decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2014
Not on View
DescriptionBody, base and applied decoration colorless with greenish tinge; rim tooled to form a square; hemispherical body; body decorated with row of six pressed and applied medallions, each depicting a bird; applied circular base.
7th-8th century
Late fourth to early fifth century
7th-10th century
3rd-4th century CE
3rd century CE
about 12th century
Possibly 7th-8th century
3rd-6th century
8th-10th century
4th century CE
5th-6th century
First half of the first century CE
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