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582. Bleeding Cup

Accession Number 79.AF.184.30
Dimensions H. 5.3, Diam. rim 4.7, Diam. base 1.4 cm; Wt. 46.35 g
Date Ninth–twelfth centuries CE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean
Material Dark greenish glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Free-blown
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Condition

Mended. Broken spout; iridescent from weathering, and large areas with whitish crust.

Description

Fire-polished, rounded rim; slightly flaring upper part; cylindrical body tapering toward the convex bottom, with the scar of a solid pontil (W. 1.5 cm) at its center. An applied spout at the upper part of the body appears to be a continuous mass of glass internally. The spout was curved toward the bottom of the bowl.

Comments and Comparanda

See cat. 580.

Provenance

1979, Edwin A. Lipps, 1922–1988 (Pacific Palisades, California), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1979

Bibliography

Unpublished

Exhibitions

None