Publication Date
3-4 / 9-10 century
Publication Place
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The National Museum in Damascus
Subject
Glass made by blowing method.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 0.222م ؛ قطر البطن: 0.096م
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
ع 629
Record ID
object;ISL;sy;Mus01;15;ar
Library Location
The National Museum in Damascus
Date
3-4 / 9-10 century
Notes
The piece is an alchemical glass vessel with an oval stem. Attached to the stem of the vessel is a long, thin tube that is curved towards the top. The tube is narrow when it connects to the trunk and gradually expands towards the flat lip protruding outward. The vessel is made of thin, transparent white glass, and is devoid of decoration to allow observation of chemical reaction processes. The Abbasid era in particular witnessed a great scientific and cultural renaissance, and excavators discovered many glass antiquities with utilitarian uses dating back to this era.
Sample Text
Mona al-Moadin “Alchemical Vessel” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;sy;Mus01;15;ar
