Jar
Jar
Place of OriginPossibly Syria
Date10th-12th century ?
DimensionsH: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown, tooled, trailed and marvered decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2369
Not on View
DescriptionPurple body; applied white decoration; wide, flaring rim; spherical neck; ovoid body; circular foot; decorated with white threads in looped pattern.
Exhibition HistoryDetroit Institute of Arts, Mamluk Art in Regional Collections, 1982, no. 21.
13th century
about 9th-11th century
13th century
8th-11th century ?
13th century
Sixth to early seventh century
13th century
Sixth to early seventh century
1st-2nd Century CE
about 4th century CE
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