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Jar10th-12th century

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Small ancient green glass jar with a wide flat collar rim, raised oval lobe decoration on the body, and a small loop handle
Small ceramic jar with deep green glaze, squat cylindrical body with molded lobed panels, wide flat rim, and small loop handle at the shoulder.

Unknown, Jar, 10th-12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jar
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
10th-12th century
Medium
Glass, mold-blown
Dimensions
Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.362
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

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