Author
Unknown
Publication Date
950
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Glass Containers Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 23.8cm, Maximum width: 9.7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.126-1936
Record ID
C.126-1936
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
950
Notes
This splendid cut-glass piece is known as the Buckley Ewer, after a former owner. Its shape and decoration are based on silver ewers, including the decorative thumb-rest in the form of two small birds. However, it is also clearly related to prestigious contemporary ewers (Museum no. 7904-1862) carved from rock crystal for the Fatimid rulers of Egypt (969-1171).
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Glass, cut Glass Cutting
Fiziksel açıklama
Ewer, cut glass, with decoration in high relief.
Üretim
This piece seems a close imitation of rock-crystal ewers, possibly cut in the same workshops in Cairo. SC 1992
Üslup
Islam Islamic
