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Name of Object:

Vase

Location:

Doha, Qatar

Holding Museum:

Museum of Islamic Art

 About Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Date of Object:

Hegira 7th century / AD late 13th century

Museum Inventory Number:

GL.6

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Glass, Enamel; Gilding, Enameling, Blown-glass

Dimensions:

Height: 24.5cm

Period / Dynasty:

Mamluk

Provenance:

Syria

Description:

A rare form in glass, this vase would have come from a palace. The vitreous enamelwork and gilding is one of the finest examples of this age.

Selected bibliography:

Abdellatif, Rania, Syria Matters, Milano: Silvana Editoriale, 2018.
Jodidio, Philip, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Qatar, London: Prestel Verlag, 2008.
Watson, Oliver, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2008.

Citation of this web page:

 "Vase" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;1;en


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