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Flask with Green Cameo Decoration

9th–10th century

Not on view

Animals—a popular theme during the Byzantine era—continued to appear in early Islamic art. Hares represented plenty and the hunt, a popular activity of the elite for centuries.
Cameo glass, widespread throughout the eastern Mediterranean in Roman times, was revived during the Islamic period. Here, the harelike figure is carved from a patch of green glass applied over the translucent glass of the vessel’s body.

Flask with Green Cameo Decoration, Translucent glass with green glass overlays, relief cut, incised — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Flask with Green Cameo Decoration

Date: 9th–10th century

Geography: Made in Probably Iran

Medium: Translucent glass with green glass overlays, relief cut, incised

Dimensions: H: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); diam: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)

Classification: Glass

Credit Line: The British Museum, London (1967,1211.1)

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