Fragment of Glass Rod for Door Decoration

Collection number	ガ402-2034
Provenance	Choga-Zanbil, Iran
Period	Middle Elamite period
Date	13th Century BCE
Material	Glass
Dimension	L. 17.4 cm
Comment	Fragment of a hollow glass tube made with the rod-forming technique. White glass was wound around the dark purple glass tube to create the spiral pattern. Countless cracks on the surface due to weathering. Originally, the tube is thought to have been about 30 centimeters long. This artifact was found in the ruins of Chogha Zanbil in Khuzestan Province in southwest Iran, and it is one of the oldest examples of ancient glass from Iran. Chogha Zanbil is the ruin of a great temple built by King Untash-Naprisha (reign: about 1276-1240 BC) of the Middle Elamite period. According to those who excavated the site, examples similar to this artifact were attached in large numbers to the wooden gates as decoration.
Classification	glass object
Keywords	Blue, Navy blue, White Funny, Vivid Western Asia, Iran, Southwestern Iran, Choga-Zanbil Iron Age, Elam Kingdom, Elam Middle Kingdom Glass Building material, Architectural-ornament Pattern, Stripe
資料ID	312