Fragment
Unknown Artist
ca. 1150–ca. 1250
Medium
Glass, ceramic
Dimensions
L. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Classification
Glass-Vessels
Culture
European or Middle Eastern
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Clarence H. Mackay, Archer M. Huntington, Stephen H. P. Pell and Bashford Dean, 1928
Accession Number
28.99.259
Art Historical Context
This delicate fragment, dating to around 1150–1250, offers a tantalizing glimpse into medieval craftsmanship. Measuring just 1 9/16 inches (4 cm) in length, it hails from a glass vessel, incorporating ceramic elements—a rare that speaks to innovative material use during the High Middle Ages. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Medieval Art department it was generously gifted in 1928 collectors Clarence H. Mackay, Archer. Huntington, Stephen H P. Pell, andford Dean. Its uncertain cultural origin—European or Middle Easternreflects the vibrant exchanges of the era, including trade routes and...