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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.
Beaker
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.

Beaker

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureSyrian | Egyptian | Mamluk Period
Date13th-14th centuries
MediumBlown, enameled, and gilded glass
DimensionsHeight: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Base: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number81.196
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 4
DescriptionBeaker of blown colorless glass. Wide flaring rim. Enameled and gilded 1" wide with blue and gilt kufic script divided by two green, white and gilt 2.5"x1.75" floral medallions. Slight basal kick. Rough pontil. Mamluk. Broken and mended base. Heavy weathering and some iridescence.

Label TextBeaker (or possibly an oil lamp) Syria or Eygpt, Mameluke Dynasty 13th-14th Century A.D. Blown glass, enameled and gilded. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 81.196Published ReferencesOliver, _Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History_, #272, pg. 134 & 152. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass: Masterwoks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 48-9.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
2nd century - 3rd century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th early 20th c
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.
late 19th – early 20th c.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Brocard et Fils
ca. 1884
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
4th-5th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021
late 19th – early 20th c.