Sasanian glass:

Simpson, St John

doi:10.2307/j.ctvh1dq24.24

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“…The identifiable vessel forms were bowls and possible bowls or beakers (five examples), bottles (four examples), small flasks or bottles (three examples), a single wine drinking glass, and a gaming piece, weight or stopper. These forms concur with what Simpson (2014: 206) has described as constituting a ‘Sasanian’ assemblage: bowls, beakers, small bottles, stemmed goblets and small unguentaria. Fragments from larger bottles, usually absent in Sasanian assemblages, were from cleaning contexts in the area excavations, and are likely later in date.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Priestman, 2013). The YGF/Coptic glazed ware/Hijazi ware, depending on provenance, could be from either Syria, Egypt or north‐western Arabia, as described above, and the glass was likely from southern Iraq (Simpson, 2014: 203–204). The marine shell was also from varied sources, suggesting maritime activities were important.…”

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“…Most fragments were undecorated, but the trailing applied to the most‐complete flask or bottle (SAM19‐NWCE.1) is also a characteristic of some Sasanian glass, as is the associated ‘blob’ which might be a so‐called ‘wart’ found on some Sasanian bottles (cf. Simpson, 2014: 213, 221). A very similar example, dated to the sixth–seventh centuries, is described by Andersen (2007: 85–86, cat.…”

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Excavations at Samahij, Bahrain, and the implications for Christianity, Islamisation and settlement in Bahrain

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Almahari

et al. 2021

Arab Archaeol Epigr

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The episcopal seat of Meshmahig or Mašmahig is referred to in various historical sources, such as the synods of the Church of the East of 410 and 576. These sources have been extensively explored, and it is suggested that Mašmahig can be linked to the village of Samahij in north‐east Muharraq Island, Bahrain. However, archaeological evidence for a Christian presence in Samahij, or elsewhere in Bahrain, was lacking. Excavations completed within the village cemetery at Samahij uncovered part of a large building complex. Based on the architecture, associated material culture and chronology, it is suggested this building was occupied by a Christian community, perhaps as part of a monastery or even the episcopal palace itself. This was abandoned after Islamisation, seemingly in the eighth century. The results of the first season of excavations are described, and the implications for Christianity, Islamisation and settlement in Bahrain are considered.

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Excavations at Samahij, Bahrain, and the implications for Christianity, Islamisation and settlement in Bahrain

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“…The sites of Beirut, Damascus, Khirbat al-Minyā, and Cairo;data from Henderson et al 2017), Sasanian glass from Iraq (site of Veh Ardašīr; data from Mirti et al 2009), and Islamic glass from Iraq and northern Iran (sites of Ctesiphon, Sāmarrā', and Nīshāpur; data from Henderson et al 2016). Scatterplot (a) is prepared after Freestone 2006 andSimpson 2014, andscatterplot (b) is prepared after Freestone et al 2017.…”

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Compositional observations for Islamic Glass from Sīrāf, Iran, in the Corning Museum of Glass collection

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Gratuze

et al. 2017

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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The medieval port city of Sīrāf (ca. 800-1050 CE) on the north coast of the Persian/Arabian Gulf linked the core lands of the 'Abbāsid caliphate with India, China, Africa, and beyond. 101 glass fragments recovered from the 1966-1973 excavations at Sīrāf and now at the Corning Museum of Glass were analysed using LA-ICPMS in order to explore the glassmaking raw materials and technology of the objects found within the city, as well as to address issues of the production and trade of glass during the Islamic period. The results indicate that the main groups of glass at Sīrāf likely date to the 9 th -early 11 th centuries and can be subdivided by the trace elements zirconium and chromium. Chemical matches with some likely Indian glass, and with glass finds from South and Southeast Asia, underline the pivotal role of the Gulf in the eastward movement of Islamic glass via the Indian Ocean trade network, as well as the influx of Indian glass into the Islamic world. Glass bangles and a small number of vessel fragments likely date to the late 11 th century or later, and their chemical compositions indicate different production origins.

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“…For a further comparison with data from the literature, Al 2 O 3 versus MgO/CaO scatterplot was selected, as recent research has outlined relevant compositional variations in major and minor oxides (especially K 2 O, MgO, CaO and Al 2 O 3 ) moving East-West across Central Asia: plant ash glasses from eastern regions tend to have higher MgO/CaO ratio and higher MgO than glasses from Syria-Palestine (Freestone, 2006;Henderson et al, 2016;Phelps, 2018;Simpson, 2014). Fig.…”

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confidence: 99%