Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Syria (made) -
Subject
Containers Glass
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 2.5in, Diameter: 2.75in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.24-1965
Record ID
C.24-1965
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Cup, glass with lustre or stained decoration and Arabic inscription, Syria or Egypt, 700-900
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Greenish colourless glass, with lustre or stained decoration Glass Painting Lustre
Fiziksel açıklama
Simple cylindrical cup of greenish glass, with brownish lustre, decorated with a frieze of ewers alternating with cross-motifs; an Arabic inscription round the rim.
Üretim
Though said to have been found in Iran, archaeological evidence suggests Syria as a more likely source.
Üslup
Islamic
