Jar
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureIslamic | Arabic
Date500-899 A.D.
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Base: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Base: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Treasure Chest Purchase
Object number66.60.3
Not on view
DescriptionGlobular jar of blown greenish/yellow tinted glass. Short neck with a flaring rim with a turned edge. Slightly atilt and decorated on the body with an evenly spaced H-like blobs. Heavy partly crinkled thread at shoulder and an applied foot ring.Label TextVASE Islamic 9th Century A.D. Blown glass with hot applications. Museum Treasure Chest Purchase 66.60.3Published ReferencesCorning, _Glass From the Ancient World_, No. 494, called 6th-8th century, Syria. Kunstgewerbemuseum Koln (Cologne) catalogue Glas, 1973 reprint, No. 30, pg. 57, almost a duplicate called "Syria 500 A.D.". Fukai, _Persian Glass_, #82, Iranian Highlands, 9th century similar.
3rd century - 2nd century B.C.
No Date
Roland Jahn
late 19th-early 20th c.
2nd Century BC-1st Century BC
