Publication Date
3rd / 9th century
Publication Place
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The National Museum in Damascus
Subject
Glass decorated with metallic lustre.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
0.094م ؛ الارتفاع: 0.11م
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
ع 16032
Record ID
object;ISL;sy;Mus01;6;ar
Library Location
The National Museum in Damascus
Date
3rd / 9th century
Notes
The Raqqa region, located between the Euphrates River and the Balikh River, flourished in the Abbasid era, as a group of palaces were found near this city (Raqqa), some of which were excavated in the fifties of the twentieth century and were given the letters A.B.C.D. This piece was found in Palace B. Through an inscription on plaster mortar, we know that this palace belongs to the Caliph Al-Mu'tasim Billah, son of the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid. This piece is a glass cup with a flat, round base and a bell stem. The base and stem are connected by a reed that has a granular shape. The use of metallic luster to decorate vessels is considered primarily an Islamic technique, and this use first began on glass before its use on pottery became famous. The stem of this cup is decorated with metallic lustre-painted decoration in vertical and horizontal fields. The decoration took the form of sequential dots with modified floral shapes and bands containing circular geometric shapes. The lip of the cup is outlined with a cobalt blue glass thread.
Sample Text
Mona al-Moadin “Based Cup” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;sy;Mus01;6;ar
