Bird, Glass

- The national museum of Damascus – متحف دمشق الوطني

Description

This bird was made by the core-form method, that is, with coils of molten glass rolled around a core of clay mixed with sand. Strands of glass in different colors were added to decorate the birds’ bodies after the shapes had solidified.

  • Site: UNKNOWN

  • Date: 1200 A.D

  • Material: Glass

  • Item Dimensions: 11.5 cm

  • Archaeological Mission:

  • National Museum Of Damascus (2011) – Museum Number: DAMASCUS 9772

  • VMS Code: Dam 035-5

Excavation Site Location

References

  • Syria: land of civilizations / Michel Fortin; Musée de la civilisation (Québec) – Syria’s ministry of culture – 1999

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Credits

  • Michel Fortin’s Syria, Land of Civilizations المديرية العامة للآثار والمتاحف – وزارة الثقافة، الهيئة السورية للكتاب (1999)

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