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A glass bowl with handles and tails that resemble the ripples of a snake
(وعاء زجاجي ذو مقابض وذيول تشبه تموج الأفعى)

Title	A glass bowl with handles and tails that resemble the ripples of a snake
Title Original	وعاء زجاجي ذو مقابض وذيول تشبه تموج الأفعى
Publication Date:	First - third century AH / seventh - ninth century AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject	Polished and poured glass
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع العلوي : 10.4 سم القطر العلوي : 11.2 سم القطر السفلي : 6.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1969.21
Record ID	object;EPM;de;Mus21;29;ar
Library Location	Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date	First - third century AH / seventh - ninth century AD
Notes	This piece is a bronze grinding bowl in octagonal shape. There is a coffee inscription along the frame, while embossed lion heads, birds, and ribbons decorate the base. The main body is decorated with embossed teardrop buttons and there is a handle to hold the bowl while preparing ingredients.
Sample Text	“A glass bowl with handles and tails resembling the undulation of a snake” within Discover the Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;29;ar

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A glass bowl with handles and tails that resemble the ripples of a snake

(وعاء زجاجي ذو مقابض وذيول تشبه تموج الأفعى)

Publication Date First - third century AH / seventh - ninth century AD

Publication Place - Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Subject Polished and poured glass

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع العلوي : 10.4 سم القطر العلوي : 11.2 سم القطر السفلي : 6.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1969.21

Record ID object;EPM;de;Mus21;29;ar

Library Location Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Date First - third century AH / seventh - ninth century AD

Notes This piece is a bronze grinding bowl in octagonal shape. There is a coffee inscription along the frame, while embossed lion heads, birds, and ribbons decorate the base. The main body is decorated with embossed teardrop buttons and there is a handle to hold the bowl while preparing ingredients.

Sample Text “A glass bowl with handles and tails resembling the undulation of a snake” within Discover the Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;29;ar