COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.69.153
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
During Roman and early Islamic times, a popular type of vessel was a single, double, or quadruple glass cosmetic tube intricately decorated with trailed glass threads. In the Islamic examples, these tubes are carried on the backs of domestic animals, and the trailed threads are meant to imitate wicker baskets or cages protecting the bottle.
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
Creator Dates/Places:
Syria
Creator Name-CRT:
Syria
Title:
Cage animal flask
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
7th?8th century
Creation Start Date:
600
Creation End Date:
799
Materials and Techniques:
Applied glass
Dimensions:
H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Gr. L. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Gr. Diam . 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
69.153
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Payson, 1969
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_69.153.tif
