NEWBY, Martine S.

WARD, Rachel

Gilded and Enamelled Glass from the Middle East

British Museum Press, London, 1998, p. 35-40

Ashmolean Museum (Oxford) ; British Museum (LondresLondon) ; The Corning Museum of Glass (Corning) ; Museo Civico di Arte Medievale (BologneBologna) ; Museum of Islamic Art (Le CaireCairo) ; National Museum (VarsovieWarsaw) ; Victoria and Albert Museum (LondresLondon)

sans contexte archéologique without archaeological context

[1201, 1400]

bol bowl bouteille bottle cruche ewer flacon flask gobelet beaker lampe lamp vase vase verre à boire drinking glass

doré gilded émaillé enamelled

• So-called Cavour Vase and a distinct group of blue or purple gilt and enamelled glass vessels (ewers, bowl, bottle, beakers, flasks, lamp).

• Inscription on the Cavour Vase:
“Glory to our lord the sultan, the king, the learned, the diligent, the holy warrior, the defender, the king, the learned, the just, the holy warrior, the defender, the protector, the victorious, the trusting in God, the victorious, sultan of Islam, the diligent, the just, the holy warrior, the defender, the protector, the trusting in God, the victorious, sultan of Islam and the Muslims, suppressor of blasphemy and polytheism, reviver of justice in the world”.

• Chemical analyses of the Cavour Vase:
Na2O, MgO, Al2O2, SiO2, P2O5, SO3, Cl, K2O, CaO, TiO2, Cr2O3, MnO, Fe2O3, CoO, NiO, CuO, ZnO, As2O3, SnO2, Sb2O3, BaO, PbO.

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