c. 1900
Byzantine Vase
Tiffany’s use of historical sources is demonstrated in this vase’s “Byzantine” decoration—zigzag patterns based on fourth-century glass wares—and “Tell el-Amarna blue” color. This intense blue was found on glazed pottery unearthed at Tell el-Amarna, the capital city of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.
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