Topaz Arabesque
Topaz Arabesque
Artist
Mark Peiser
(American, born 1938)
Date2001-2007
Dimensions9 5/8 × 22 1/16 × 20 9/16 in. (24.4 × 56 × 52.2 cm)
MediumColdstream cast glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineAnonymous donation in honor of Jean McLaughlin, former Director of the Penland School of Craft
Object number
2022.60
Not on View
DescriptionBowl form of semi-transparent glass in topaz color. Coils of glass layered on top of each other build up the form with fret-work openings where the coil is bent or curved.
Early to Late 15th century
3rd-4th century CE
Fourth century CE
Second half of fourth century
4th-5th century
Second half of fourth century
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