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Beaker9th-10th century

Not on view
Small carved stone beaker with tapered conical form, heavily weathered upper half, and incised floral and plant motifs on the lower body

Unknown, Beaker, 9th-10th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Beaker
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
9th-10th century
Medium
Glass, engraved
Dimensions
4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (11.7 x 8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.154
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Saldern, Axel von. Glass 500 B.C. to A.D. 1900: The Hans Cohn Collection. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1980.

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