Compote with Dragon
Compote with Dragon
Artist
Elio Quarisa
(Italian (Venetian/Muranese), 1936-2010)
Date2009
DimensionsH: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm).
MediumGlass; blown, tooled, pattern-molded, flashed, and gilded, with applied parts and decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of the Students of Elio Quarisa, donated on his behalf – Jeff Mack, Eric Meek, Patrick Frost, Lee Harris, Matthew Paskiet, Matthew Urban
Object number
2012.13
Not on View
DescriptionThe flared foot and flared bowl are connected by a tall stem composed of a tooled winged dragon: the dragon is slightly gilded and ribbed and has a fantastic head with red tongue and yellow-black eyes.
Blown, tooled, pattern-molded, flashed and gilded, with applied parts and decoration. The flared foot and flared bowl are connected by a tall stem composed of a tooled winged dragon: the dragon is slightly gilded and ribbed and has a fantastic head with red tongue and yellow-black eyes.
Third century
about 130 CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Mid-1st century CE
1920s
2nd-4th century CE
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