File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art gls 0178.1.jpg

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Flask with Facet-cut Decoration  wikidata:Q107663510 reasonator:Q107663510
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Flask with Facet-cut Decoration
label QS:Len,"Flask with Facet-cut Decoration"
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Object type glassware Edit this at Wikidata
Description
This is one of the largest known vessels with facet-cut decoration. Its entire surface is covered with evenly-cut designs, carefully positioned to make the most of the play of light on the concav ... See full description on web site.
Date 9th century AD
Medium colourless glass with a brownish-yellow tinge, blown in an open mould and panel-, facet- and bevel-cut
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Iran or Iraq
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-flask-with-facet-cut-decoration-gls178/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Flask with Facet-cut Decoration
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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