Balsamaria
Place made:Syria
Date: 6th - 8th century A.D.
Medium: Glass
Dimensions:
h. 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); tubes: h. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
l. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Object number: 86.138.465
Provenance: By purchase, the Stark family, Orange, Texas, between 1927 and 1929; by bequest, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1965; by purchase, the San Antonio Museum of Art with funding from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willson, 1986
Label Text
Group label with 86.138.409:
Molten glass threads were pinched into animal shapes to form these decorative supports for cosmetic vessels. Above, a goat supports a perfume flask in a delicate basket. Below, double cosmetic tubes form the humps of the camel support. (2002)
Molten glass threads were pinched into animal shapes to form these decorative supports for cosmetic vessels. Above, a goat supports a perfume flask in a delicate basket. Below, double cosmetic tubes form the humps of the camel support. (2002)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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