"Arabic Cup With Rubies. Found in a tomb at Cyprus Belonging to the Caliph Epoch"
possibly Cyprus
1571
Stone, ruby, and glass
Overall: 1 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (3 × 5.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
39.17.7815
Geography
Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, West Asia, Asia
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Vessel
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Provenance
Collector unknown; given to present collection, 1939.
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