Vase with Handles, second half 14th century, Attributed to Syria, Glass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, folded foot, applied

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Vase with Handles, second half 14th century, Attributed to Syria, Glass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled and gilded, H. 15 1/16 in. ( cm), Glass, In the early phase of enameling, glassmakers left the undersides of their vessels unadorned or sparsely decorated, because of the difficulty of heating the end facing away from the furnace sufficiently for the enamel to adhere

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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