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

Glass Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 4

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.