A prunt is a small blob of

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fused to another piece of glass. Prunts are applied primarily as decoration, but also help provide a firm grip in the absence of a handle.The Corning Museum of Glass, Glass Dictionary: Prunt
/ref> Prunts may be impressed into decorative shapes, such as

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, or lion's heads. Prunts are a common stylistic element in German

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, such as the rummer and

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styles of drinking glass. File:Germany, late 15th century - Tall Beaker with Prunts (Stangenglas) - 1991.15 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif, Stangenglas Tall Beaker with Prunts, Germany late 15th century File:A Post Medieval glass fragment of a vessel – Roemer with pulled prunts (beaker) (AD1500-1620). (FindID 189264).jpg, Glass fragment of Roemer with pulled prunts (beaker), between 1500 and 1620

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