About the Artwork
Flask
between 9th and 12th century
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Syrian
Islamic
Free-blown and tooled glass
Overall (width at shoulder): 3 9/16 × 1 inches (9 × 2.5 cm)
Glass
Islamic Art
Gift of A. Alfred Taubman
1987.49
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Mr. A. Alfred Taubman [1924-2015] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)
1987-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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The Corning Museum of Glass. GLASS FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD: THE RAY WINFIELD SMITH COLLECTION. New York, 1957, p. 254, fig. 515.
Auth, Susan H. Ancient Glass in the Newark Musuem. Newark, 1976, p. 231, fig. 534.
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Islamic, Syrian, Flask, between 9th and 12th century, free-blown and tooled glass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of A. Alfred Taubman, 1987.49.
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