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Beaker9th century

Not on view
Ancient cylindrical glass vessel with degraded, parchment-yellow iridescent surface, heavily cracked and reassembled, with angular fracture lines across the body

Unknown, Beaker, 9th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Beaker
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
9th century
Medium
Glass, mold-blown, possibly wheel-cut
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.30 x 7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.247
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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