Though for many years this style of vase has been referred to as “Tel el Amarna,” recent scholarship has revealed that the Tel el Amarna designation refers to a specific color of blue glass, not the series of vases or the decoration. Period records and archives from Tiffany Studios indicate that these vases were more commonly listed under the name Byzantine, a reference to the decoration on the necks of the vases inspired by ancient glassware (which was also adapted for use in Favrile Glass lamp shades).
The rounded body and flat circular foot of this vase are articulated in a warm amber-toned glass with soft surface iridescence, while the straight neck, in iridescent gold, features the stereotypical Tiffany Byzantine decoration: a motif of interlocking zig zags, in this example in striated shades of pale green and creamy gold.
This original piece of Tiffany glass is signed on the underside with date code.
Height: 6 ¼ inches (15.9 cm)
Diameter: 5 inches (12.7 cm)