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Jug10th-12th century

Not on view
Ancient glass jug with heavily corroded, iridescent silver and green surface, rectangular body, cylindrical neck with flared rim, and a slender arched metal handle with claw-like terminals

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

Title
Jug
Place Made
Iran or Syria
Date Made
10th-12th century
Medium
Glass, mold-blown
Dimensions
6 7/16 x 3 7/8 in. (16.3 x 9.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.401
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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