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Green Blown-Glass Ewer with Fluted and Applied Decoration

Pale-green colored ewer with fluted, ovoid body and scalloped base has cylindrical neck that terminates in a ring and flared rim. Arched spout is joined at base and broken off at tip. Handle attaches at neck in a raised ring and at the base in an lengthy rib.

Period: Qajar

Culture: Iran

Object No: 47.35

19th Century
Colored Glass
6.5 x 4.0in
47.35
Images and text courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.

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Shangri La Museum
Shangri La Museum
Permanent collection