Fragment
Fragment of blue window glass, Mesopotamian, about 1192. All of the fragments appear to have come from panes made by the "crown" process.
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Brief description | Glass, purple rim fragment, Mesopotamia, about 1192, greatest dimension approx 4 cm (converted from register) |
Physical description | Fragment of blue window glass, Mesopotamian, about 1192. All of the fragments appear to have come from panes made by the "crown" process. |
Credit line | Given by Mr. Storm Rice |
Object history | Found together with the remains of their plaster settings over the doorway of the mosque at Harran, a part of the building datable by a stone inscription to the year 588 AH/1192 AD. See accompanying sketch pasted into the accession register. Given by David Storm Rice, School of Oriental and African Studies, RP/52/2245. |
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Accession number | C.60A-1952 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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