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Ewer11th century

Not on view
Ancient ceramic or glass jug with spherical body, tall narrow neck, and loop handle, covered in dark patina with flaking polychrome surface revealing purple, red, and yellow patches

Unknown, Ewer, 11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ewer
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Glass, mold-blown, applied handle, trailed decoration
Dimensions
7 x 3 3/4 in. (17.8 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.190
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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