
Containers and Vessels
Glass
Iraq
The Trustees of the British Museum [BM90952]
Import restricted since 1990, section IV.B.2 of 2008 designated list.
Size: 8.8 cm high; 5.7cm dia body
Date: Iron Age (c. 1200-330 BC)
Transparent glass appears in the 1st millennium BC. Types include blown transparent vessels, and colored glass that is pulled, cut and mold-made. Techniques of decorating glass include molded, cut, and engraved designs.