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Fish (Dolphin)300-400

Not on view
Small ancient glass vessel in the form of a leaping dolphin, pale seafoam green with iridescent surface, dark glass fins and looped handle, showing age-related corrosion
Title
Fish (Dolphin)
Place Made
Syria or Palestine
Date Made
300-400
Medium
Thread decor aquamarine glass
Dimensions
3 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 2 in. (9.21 × 3.18 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.118
Classification
Sculpture
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.