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Beaker

800-1000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Iran (made)

Beaker, mouldblown colourless glass with greyish tinge, wheelcut in a pattern of birds and other decorations.

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Beaker
Materials and techniques
Mouldblown glass with wheelcut decoration
Brief description
Beaker, mouldblown glass with wheelcut decoration and Arabic inscription, Nishapur, Iran, 800-1000
Physical description
Beaker, mouldblown colourless glass with greyish tinge, wheelcut in a pattern of birds and other decorations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.3cm
  • Maximum diameter: 7.3cm
Styles
Islam
ISLAMIC
Marks and inscriptions
Inscription in Kufic: 'baraka da'ima' (perpetual blessing) (Decoration)
Translation
perpetual blessing
Gallery label
Engraved with birds and abstract patterns, and with the words 'perpetual blessing' in Arabic. Said to have been found at Nishapur, a city in the north-east of Iran. The design is very similar to that of the bottle (no. 8219) shown alongside.
Production
possibly Nishapur
Bibliographic reference
Jens Kroger. Nishapur. Glass of the Early Islamic Period. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995.
Other number
8216 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.36-1966

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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