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Tankard (Kuz)11th-12th century

Not on view
Ancient free-blown glass vessel with bulbous body, loop handle with disc finial, pale celadon green glass with heavy silvery iridescent patina from weathering
Ancient blown glass jug with a rounded, asymmetrical body and applied handle, green in color with extensive iridescent weathering and pale mineral encrustation across the surface.

Unknown, Tankard (Kuz), 11th-12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tankard (Kuz)
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
11th-12th century
Medium
Glass, mold-blown and tooled with applied handle, pontil on base
Dimensions
Height: 6 1/4 in. (15.87 cm); Diameter: 6 1/4 in. (15.87 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.507
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic