Rod with Spiral Decoration

Object Name: 
Rod with Spiral Decoration

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Object Name: 
Rod with Spiral Decoration
Place Made: 
Iran, Tchogha Zanbil
Accession Number: 
55.1.54
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17.1 cm, Diam (max): 1.3 cm; Wall Th: 0.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1250 BCE
Primary Description: 
Rod with Spiral Decoration. Opaque white and dark purple glass with buff colored weathering; trailed, marvered. Long almost cylindrical rod with thick wall formed around a central hole 5 mm diameter; one end appears to retain a ground flat surface.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Mazda, Abbas, Source
1955-11-28
Category: 
Origins of Glassmaking
Color: 
white
dark purple
buff
Technique: 
trailing
marvering
Material: 
glass

Publications (3)

Ancient Glass = Koda-i garasu (2001) illustrated, p. 9, fig. 6; BIB# 71423
La Fenice di Sabbia: Storia e Tecnologia del vetro Antico (1995) illustrated, p. 16, fig. 17; BIB# 39935
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, pp. 48-49, #5; BIB# 29547