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Object Type

Containers and Vessels

Material

Glass

Country of Origin

Iraq

Credit

The Trustees of the British Museum [BM90952]

Caption

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.

> CPIA Import Restriction Designated List

> Emergency Protection for Iraqi Cultural Antiquities Act

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