"Islamic Glass: A Brief History": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 44, no. 2 (Fall, 1986)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 44 | NUMBER 2

"Islamic Glass: A Brief History"

Jenkins, Marilyn

1986

56 pages

This title is out of print.

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Marilyn Jenkins

Met Art in Publication

Animal Flask, Glass, amber-colored; blown, applied decoration — Animal Flask
late 7th–8th century

Bird-shaped Pendant with Brown Wings (Toy?), Glass, green; blown, applied opaque red decoration — Bird-shaped Pendant with Brown Wings (Toy?)
13th century

Bowl, Glass; blown and tooled on the pontil — Bowl
8th–9th century

Three-Footed Bowl, Glass, greenish-blue; blown, applied handles, feet, and trails — Three-Footed Bowl
8th–9th century

Measuring Cup, Glass; blown, impressed; worked on the pontil — Measuring Cup
8th–9th century

Vase with Five Discs, Glass, colorless; blown, applied trail, applied stamped medallions — Vase with Five Discs
8th century

Bottle, Glass, bluish; blown, applied blue decoration — Bottle
7th–early 8th century

Bottle, Glass; free blown with applied decoration — Bottle
6th–7th century

Bottle, Glass, greenish; mold blown, tooled, and free blown — Bottle
8th–9th century

Flask, Glass; mold blown — Flask
7th–8th century

Bottle, Glass; mold blown — Bottle
7th–8th century

Cup with Molded Honeycomb Pattern, Glass, colorless with yellow tinge; dip-molded, blown — Cup with Molded Honeycomb Pattern
7th–10th century or later

Ewer with Molded Inscription, Glass, greenish; mold blown, applied handle — Ewer with Molded Inscription
9th century

Bottle with Cut Design, Glass, green-blue; blown, cut — Bottle with Cut Design
7th–8th century

Goblet with Incised Designs, Glass, bluish green; blown, applied solid stem and blown foot, scratch-engraved — Goblet with Incised Designs
8th–9th century

Cup, Glass; free blown and impressed — Cup
9th–10th century

Jar, Glass; blown, applied, with impressed decoration, tooled on the pontil — Jar
9th–10th century

Bowl, Glass, colorless with greenish tinge; mold blown, cut — Bowl
8th–9th century

'Molar' flask, Glass, green; cast or blown, cut — 'Molar' flask
8th–9th century

Cup, Glass, blue-green; blown, cut — Cup
9th–10th century

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