Islamic Glasses in The Erzurum Archaeological Museum
Islamic glassmaking is a delicate art form that was highly admired and adopted from the Mesopotamian and Egyptian glassworking traditions during the Islamic conquests and developed into its style over time. The inclusion of such glassworks in Anatolian museums, a craft technique that remained in use...
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| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Art-Sanat |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/A8DE2EE41AF84FE7956B63B73FC42AA7 |
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| Summary: | Islamic glassmaking is a delicate art form that was highly admired and adopted from the Mesopotamian and Egyptian glassworking traditions during the Islamic conquests and developed into its style over time. The inclusion of such glassworks in Anatolian museums, a craft technique that remained in use from the early Islamic to Ottoman period, representing the changes in forms and ornamental characteristics, is very important for enriching Turkish museums. In the study, 15 glass containers consisting of one tumbler, five bowls and nine bottles, which were brought to the Erzurum Archaeological Museum by the court decision in 2016, were examined and evaluated. The cataloguing of the works has been done according to the main forms. In the evaluation section, forms and ornamental features are taken into consideration. The artefacts have been dated according to similar examples from excavations and in world museums. 11 of the glassworks were produced by free-blowing, four of them by mold blowing. Four containers are undecorated. On the decorated glasses, impressing, applique, mold blowing and cutting techniques were applied. Only one of them has an inscription wishing well-being to its owner and does not contain a date. The works are Islamic glass, which is understood to have been produced between the 7th and 11th centuries according to their form and ornamental features. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-3582 |