Islamic Glass Fragment

Historical period(s)
circa 900-1400
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 3.2 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm (1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 in)
Geography
Syria?
Credit Line
Transfer from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Bequest of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution, 1981
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-G-72
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Glass
Type

Vessel (fragment)

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

To 1981
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]

From 1981 to 1988
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, bequeathed by Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) in 1981. [2]

From 1988 to 1995
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1988. [3]

From 1995
Freer Gallery of Art, transferred from Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection to the Freer Study Collection in 1995. [4]

Notes:

[1] See object record.

[2] See object record.

[3] See object record.

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

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Joseph H. Hirshhorn 1899-1981

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