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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Jug
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
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Jug

DepartmentIslamic Art
Date10th century
MediumGlass
Dimensionsheight: 4 in. (10.1 cm)
width of mouth: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.191
Geography
Probable place madeSyria or Iraq
DescriptionMold-blown jug; original color uncertain. Low-bellied piriform body with slender neck and wide, pointed pouring spout. Flattened base with pontil mark. Added handle attached at shoulder and rim, with thumb-rest at upper end. Design of roundels and floral motifs on body.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996Exhibition History“A Bridge from East to West: Near Eastern Art from the Frances and Frederick Wilkins Collection,” San Antonio Museum of Art, Dec. 9, 1995-Feb. 25, 1996

“Mediterráneo—Egipto, Grecia y Roma: Vidrio, Escultura y Relieves de la Antigüedad Clasica,” Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico, Apr. 27-Nov. 7, 2004
Not on view
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