Bird Artist: Unknown

12th century

Asian Art

Not on view

The function of the tiny glass birds widely produced in Egypt and Syria from the twelfth to the thirteenth century is not clear. However, many have a small loop and contain rattling rods, which suggests that they were toys or chimes.

Medium

Glass, free blown, with marvered and applied decoration

Dimensions

1 3/16 in. (3 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1955.6.281

Geography

Possibly Egypt, Possibly Syria

Culture

Egyptian or Syrian

Period

Ayyubid (ca. 1171–1260) or Mamluk period (1260–1517)

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Acquired by by Ada Small Moore (1858–1955), New York; bequest to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1955
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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