COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1974.45
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Name-CRT:
Iranian
Title:
Beaker
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
10th-11th century
Creation Start Date:
900
Creation End Date:
1099
Materials and Techniques:
Blown, tooled, and relief-cut glass
Classification Term:
Glass
Dimensions:
H. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm), Diam. at lip 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm), Wt. 118.932g
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1974.45
Credit Line:
Purchase, Rogers Fund and Jack A. Josephson, Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Pearson Gifts, 1974
Context:
In its size, state of preservation, and fineness of execution, this piece has few parallels in Islamic relief-cut glass. The decoration consists of a band of palmettes, half-palmettes, and floral motifs on two scrolls between two horizontal ridges. Early Islamic carved rock-crystal vessels produced in Egypt demonstrate a close similarity in technique and design.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is1974.45.R.tif
