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

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

(H x Ø)5,8 × 16 cm

Status

on display, room G 04

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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