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Date : approx. between 500 and 650
Material : Blown glass casted in a mold
Acquisition : Purchase (1899)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Container
Vitrine : V05
Area related
Byzance
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The glass vessels were made for Jews and Christians, possibly for pilgrims visiting the holy sites in Jerusalem or for use in burial sites. They appear to have been mass-produced in a single workshop, since the vessels for the two religions closely resemble each other in shape and style and differ only in the symbols decorating them.
The Jewish vessels depict ritual implements used in the Temple. The Christian vessels are decorated with several types of crosses. The relief designs were produced by blowing molten glass into a mold.
The stepped cross on this vessel may represent the large cross erected in 420 by Emperor Theodosius II at Golgotha, where Christ was crucified.
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