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Vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase is by an unknown artist. The bottom half of the vase is bulbous and the top half is long and thin. The vase has a rounded base that is tan with many rounded horizontal ridges. The rounded base turns into a short neck that has a similar, but smaller, rounded ridge design. The neck is green, silver, and gold. The background is gray with a slight shadow underneath the vase. The overall shape resembles an hourglass.

Artwork Details

Date
after 1885
Medium
Blown satin peach and purple glass
Culture
American
Dimensions
423 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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