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Luster-Painted Cup

786/787
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The graceful Arabic inscription encircling the rim as on Byzantine vessels identifies the place of production, names the craftsman, and gives a blessing: "In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate, God’s blessing on the person who drinks from this cup, which was made in Damascus by the hand of Sunbat.[?] in the year 1."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Luster-Painted Cup
  • Date: 786/787
  • Geography: Made in Syria, Damascus
  • Medium: Bluish colorless glass, with dark brown and yellow stains; free blown and stained, tooled on the pontil
  • Dimensions: H: 3 15/16 (10 cm), diam: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York (69.1.1)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters