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The basic shape of this glass vessel also appears in pottery produced at the time. The three flat coils running down the sides of the vessel, as well as the three feet, were applied after the basic shape of the bowl had been achieved.
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Title: Three-Footed Bowl
Date: 8th–9th century
Geography: Attributed to Iraq or Syria
Medium: Glass, greenish-blue; blown, applied handles, feet, and trails
Dimensions:
H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Gr. diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1965
Object Number: 65.173.2
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