Glass bowl

Small, thin-walled, conical, light green clear glass bowl. The sides and bottom show regular depressions from the glass being blown into a mold. A rough pontil mark on the base can be seen on the inset bottom. Scattered bubbles throughout the glass.

Historical period(s)
Late 9th-early 10th circa
Medium
Light green, clear glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.8 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm (1 7/8 x 4 x 4 in)
Geography
Iran, Khurasan, Nishapur
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence and Kathryn Kubichek in memory of Gladys Scott
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-G-79
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Glass, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Iran, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
Provenance

To 1997
Clarence and Kathryn Kubichek, Blairstown, Iowa. [1]

From 1997
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Clarence and Kathryn Kubichek, Blairstown, Iowa. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Clarence Kubichek 1916-2008
Kathryn Scott Kubichek American, 1919-2008

Description

Small, thin-walled, conical, light green clear glass bowl. The sides and bottom show regular depressions from the glass being blown into a mold. A rough pontil mark on the base can be seen on the inset bottom. Scattered bubbles throughout the glass.

Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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