Pendant
Whether objects bearing combed and marvered decoration, such as this one, were formed on a core or a rod or were free-blown, the ornamentation was produced in precisely the same manner, yielding a similar effect. When the vessel was still viscous, glass threads of one or more colors were trailed on the surface. These threads were then combed, or dragged with a bronze pin or hook into feather, festoon, zigzag, or other patterns. Finally, these threads were marvered, pressed into the surface by rolling the vessel on a flat stone.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pendant
- Date: 9th–12th century
- Geography: Found/excavated Syria, Damascus
- Medium: Glass; blown, applied, marvered, tooled on the pontil
- Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Wt. 0.66 oz. (18.7 g) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
- Object Number: 15.43.248
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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dated 1119 AH/1707 CE
13th century
13th century
8th–9th century
11th–mid-13th century
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