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Hemispherical BowlSasanian period (6th-7th century A.D.)

Not on view
Small ancient glass cup with rounded body, heavily weathered with honey-yellow and brown encrustation and iridescent patches of silver and lavender

Unknown, Hemispherical Bowl, Sasanian period (6th-7th century A.D.), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Hemispherical Bowl
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
Sasanian period (6th-7th century A.D.)
Medium
Colorless glass
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.8 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.148
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Saldern, Axel von. Glass 500 B.C. to A.D. 1900: The Hans Cohn Collection. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1980.