Dish
900-1000 (made)
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A glass blower made this shallow bowl from transparent glass with a manganese-purple tinge. It has a low foot, and there is pincered decoration in the form of a row of six-petal rosettes just below the rim. Material excavated at Fustat (Old Cairo) often has this style of decoration. We therefore think that this bowl was probably made in Egypt in the 10th century, although it is also possible that it was made in Syria.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Glass, colourless with light manganese purple tint, freeblown, with impressed and then pincered decoration |
Brief description | Dish, light purple tinted glass, with pincered decoration of rosettes, Egypt or Syria, 900-1000 |
Physical description | Dish, light purple-tinted freeblown glass, with impressed and pincered decoration of seven rosettes |
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Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
Object history | From the Wilfred Buckley collection. |
Summary | A glass blower made this shallow bowl from transparent glass with a manganese-purple tinge. It has a low foot, and there is pincered decoration in the form of a row of six-petal rosettes just below the rim. Material excavated at Fustat (Old Cairo) often has this style of decoration. We therefore think that this bowl was probably made in Egypt in the 10th century, although it is also possible that it was made in Syria. |
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Other number | 8246 - Glass gallery number |
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Accession number | C.157-1936 |
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Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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