Bowl
Manufacturer
Unknown
CulturePersian
Date5-6TH CENTURY A.D.
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6763
Not on view
DescriptionBowl/cup or lamp of clear pale greenish blown glass. With eighteen applied ribs with every three tooled into nipped diamond waves (making 6) to about .75" of rim. Ribs at the pontil to make an irregular foot-like protrudence. Reconstructed. Weathered and some iridescence left. Rough pontil. Probably from Anavian, said to have been found in Amlash.Label TextBowl Persia, Parthian Dynasty 1st-3rd Century A.D. Blown and tooled glass. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6763 (GAnPe 67.3)Published ReferencesCorning _Journal of Glass Studies_, VI, pg. 159, #13, slightly similar but higher, possible 5-6th century or later, Persian said to have been found in Amlash.
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