Fragment
Unknown Artist
ca. 1150–ca. 1250
Medium
Glass, ceramic
Dimensions
L. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 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
28.99.449
Art Historical Context
This delicate fragment, dating to around 1150–1250, offers a tantalizing glimpse into medieval craftsmanship. Measuring just 1¾ inches long, it is a remnant of a glass vessel, possibly incorporating ceramic elements, from either Europe or the Middle East.ed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Medieval department, it was generously gifted in 1928 prominent collectors including Clarence H. Mackay and Bashford Dean. Such small artifacts remind us how even shards can preserve stories of daily life and luxury trade across continents. During the High Middle Ages, glassmaking flourished amid cultura...