Bowl with Lid

Unknown

second half 13th century · Glass, reddish-purple; blown, applied marvered opaque decoration, applied opaque white rim · Islamic Art

Marvered glass, a technique practiced in antiquity, regained popularity in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. The glassmaker applied a spiraling trail of white glass to an inflated dark‑glass bubble, then dragged a tool across the trails creating a feathered pattern, and finally rolled the piece over a slab (marver), pressing the trail into the body.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half 13th century

Medium

Glass, reddish-purple; blown, applied marvered opaque decoration, applied opaque white rim

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Funds from various donors, 1926