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artefact
;
mosaic
(?)
Object Type
artefact
mosaic
(?)
Museum number
OA+.11835
Description
Fragment. Convex quasi-hemisphere, cloison in mosaic (?). Made of blown glass.
Cultures/periods
Abbasid dynasty
Production date
9thc
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Prof Ernst Herzfeld
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Samarra
, No red number, but most probably the Dar al-Khilafa
Materials
glass
Technique
blown
mosaic
(?)
Dimensions
Diameter:
1.75 centimetres
Height:
0.60 centimetres
Thickness:
0.10 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Lamm 1928 / Das Glas von Samarra forschungen zur islamischen Kunst,
(p.122, no.343)
(small round shape)
Herzfeld Sketchbook VII / Excavation of Samarra' (Iraq): Finds, Sketchbook VII
(p.28)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Middle East
Registration number
OA+.11835