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Ausstellungsstrasse
Ausstellungsstrasse 60
8005 Zürich
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Toni-Areal
Pfingstweidstrasse 94
8005 Zürich
The surfaces of vessels made of opaque glass transfix the viewer’s gaze. Varying degrees of transparency and complex coating and engraving techniques evoke multifaceted associations with natural motifs. The Roman ointment vessels and the twin balsamaria feature astoundingly detailed miniaturized ornamentation that speaks to the advanced state of glassmaking in antiquity.
Modell Nr. 93, 1919 *1038