Bowl with pointed-leaf rosette, ca. 380–330 BC

Decolourized, slightly yellowish glass, probably stamped and sagged over a form, cut

(H x Ø)5,8 × 16 cm

Place of originÎran

Status

not on display

About the workOne of the highest aims of glass art is to produce completely colourless glass. Even mere traces of iron in the glass batch will leave behind a greenish discolouration. The quality of this early Persian bowl is therefore astonishing. The design of such vessels is closely related to repoussé works in silver and gold; they possibly held an almost equal status. However, little is known about the production and use of these bowls, especially since their origin has long been assumed to be about a hundred years too early.

AccessionAcquisition 1973

Provenance[...]; 13.09.1973 angekauft von Mohammad Yeganeh-Arani, "Zentrum für persische Antiquitäten in Europa", Frankfurt/Tübingen (angegebener Fundort Gordion)

Inventory numberP 1973-12

Contact

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