Bird-Shaped Pendant with Marvered Body, 13th century, Attributed to Syria, Glass, reddish-purple; blown, applied marvered opaque white decoration, applied reddish-purple, opaque turquise, and opaque red decoration, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Glass, The exact function of these glass birds is not known. The loop on the backs of some of them suggest that they may have been suspended and the rattling rods found inside indicate that they were perhaps chimes or toys
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Bird-Shaped Pendant, Marvered Body, 13th century, Attributed, Syria, Glass, reddish-purple, blown, applied marvered opaque white decoration, reddish-purple, opaque turquise, red, H, 1 1/4, 3.2 cm, exact, function, glass birds, loop, backs, suggest, suspended, rattling rods, inside indicate, perhaps chimes, toys
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