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4 septembre 2017

Roman Cast Glass Bowl, 1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E.

Roman Cast Glass Bowl, 1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E.
Roman Cast Glass Bowl, 1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E. Cast glass. © Miho Museum. Shallow basin cast from blue translucent glass. The rim has a rounded band while the walls of the basin are relatively curved and the outer edge is diagonal and the...
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4 septembre 2017

Roman Cut Glass Beaker, 1st-2nd century B.C.E., from the Eastern Mediterranean

Roman Cut Glass Beaker, 1st-2nd century B.C.E., from the Eastern Mediterranean
Roman Cut Glass Beaker, 1st-2nd century B.C.E., from the Eastern Mediterranean. Cut glass, H. 13.1 cm. © Miho Museum. The cut-glass technique using almost colorless translucent cast glass has already appeared in Assyria by the 8th century BC, but it did...
4 septembre 2017

Roman Cut Glass Cup, 1st-2nd century C.E., from the eastern Mediterranean or Italy

Roman Cut Glass Cup, 1st-2nd century C.E., from the eastern Mediterranean or Italy
Roman Cut Glass Cup, 1st-2nd century C.E., from the eastern Mediterranean or Italy. Cut glass © Miho Museum. Translucent glass was blown and then formed in a mold. This shape was then decorated with cut work. The body is divided into three registers and...
4 septembre 2017

Roman Glass Bottle with Cut Crystal Decoration, ca. 1st century C.E., from the Eastern Mediterranean or Italy

Roman Glass Bottle with Cut Crystal Decoration, ca. 1st century C.E., from the Eastern Mediterranean or Italy
Roman Glass Bottle with Cut Crystal Decoration, ca. 1st century C.E., from the Eastern Mediterranean or Italy. Cut glass © Miho Museum. This bottle looks like it is a column of crystal. Blown and molded from colorless translucent glass, the bottle was...
2 septembre 2017

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate with a Royal Hunt, 7th century C.E.

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate with a Royal Hunt, 7th century C.E.
Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate with a Royal Hunt, 7th century C.E. Silver gilt, D. 20 cm. © Miho Museum This extraordinary example of silver craftsmanship depicts the theme of the Sasanian royal hunt in a distinctively decorative style, almost totally filling...
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2 septembre 2017

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate with a Royal Prince Holding a Mare, 4th-5th century B.C.E.

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate with a Royal Prince Holding a Mare, 4th-5th century B.C.E.
Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate with a Royal Prince Holding a Mare, 4th-5th century B.C.E. Silver gilt, D. 30 cm. © Miho Museum In the center of this large, imposing silver plate, there is a large figure of a man holding a mare, which nearly fills the plate....
2 septembre 2017

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate Depicting a King Wrestling a Leopard, 5th-6th century C.E.

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate Depicting a King Wrestling a Leopard, 5th-6th century C.E.
Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate Depicting a King Wrestling a Leopard, 5th-6th century C.E. Silver gilt, D. 21 cm. © Miho Museum
2 septembre 2017

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate Depicting a Royal Lion Hunt, 5th century C.E.

Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate Depicting a Royal Lion Hunt, 5th century C.E.
Sassanian Silver Gilt Plate Depicting a Royal Lion Hunt, 5th century C.E. Silver gilt, D. 23 cm. © Miho Museum
2 septembre 2017

A Sassanian Silver Plate with Herakles and the Erymenthian Boar, 5th-7th century C.E.

A Sassanian Silver Plate with Herakles and the Erymenthian Boar, 5th-7th century C.E.
A Sassanian Silver Plate with Herakles and the Erymenthian Boar, 5th-7th century C.E. Silver partially gilt, Diam. 19.9 cm.; W. 500.53 grams. © The George Ortiz Collection, Geneva. Made from a disc of silver sheet hammered [1] into shape, leaving a thickened...
2 septembre 2017

A Pair of Sassanian Silver Lidded Vessels, 5th-7th century C.E.

A Pair of Sassanian Silver Lidded Vessels, 5th-7th century C.E.
A Pair of Sassanian Silver Lidded Vessels, 5th-7th century C.E. Silver gilt, Weight: a. 475.03 g (526.83 g with lid); b. 527.23 g. H: a. 16.46 cm (18.4 cm with lid); b. 16.7 cm (without modern lid). © The George Ortiz Collection, Geneva. The body roughly...
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