Green glass in art: 9 works, most common in Egyptian Art

Medium9 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	9
Date Range	1550 BC – 1899
Primary Department	Egyptian Art (28)
Most Common Form	Glass (2)
Countries	5
Public Domain	14 works (44%)

Works by Century

15th century BC

13th century BC

12th century BC

11th century BC

7th century BC

1st century BC

2nd century

5th century

7th century

8th century

10th century

Departments

Egyptian Art

Islamic Art

The Cloisters

Forms & Classifications

Glass

Gaming pieces

Jewelry

Historical Periods

Roman Period · 7Late Period · 4New Kingdom, Ramesside · 4Roman Period or later · 4New Kingdom · 3Byzantine Period or later · 1Islamic · 1New Kingdom to 3rd Intermediate Period · 1Third Intermediate Period · 1Third Intermediate Period or later · 1

Dynasties

Dynasty 26–30 · 4Dynasty 18 · 3Dynasty 19–20 · 3Dynasty 21–25 · 1Dynasty 18–20 · 1Dynasty 21 · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

Egypt possibly

Iran|Iran

Probably Iran

Western Islamic Lands

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Beaded Armlet		ca. 1550–1525 B.C.	Egypt
Beaded Armlet		ca. 1550–1525 B.C.	Egypt
String of 4 spheroid beads		ca. 1186–664 B.C.	Egypt
Djed Pillar Amulet		ca. 1070–945 B.C.	Egypt
Heart amulet		ca. 1070–664 B.C.	Egypt
An aegis of Isis		664–343 B.C.	Egypt
Bowl, fluted		1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century	Egypt
String of 13 beads		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt
String of 7 elongated disc beads		1st Century B.C. to 5th Century A.D.	Egypt
String of 4 beads		1st–mid 4th century or later	Egypt
String of 15 hexagonal beads		Probably 3rd to 4th Century A.D.	Egypt
String of 4 pear-shaped beads		6th–7th century	Egypt
Vase		A.D. 8th–10th century	Egypt
Gaming Piece	Gaming pieces	9th–11th century	Western Islamic Lands
Bead		ca. 1550–1070 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1550–1295 B.C.	Egypt
Glass Cane fragments (7)		ca. 1295–1070 B.C.	Egypt
Glass fragment		ca. 1295–1070 B.C.	Egypt
Vase, lug handles		ca. 1295–1070 B.C.	Egypt
Necklace, chain links, beads		ca. 1070–343 B.C	Egypt
Amulet		664–332 B.C.	Egypt
Camel Head Amulet		664–332 B.C.	Egypt
Taweret Amulet		664–332 B.C.	Egypt
Bead		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt
Bead, double		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt
Bead, lentoid		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt
Pendant		1st–mid 4th century or later	Egypt
Pendant		1st–mid 4th century or later	Egypt
Pendant		1st–mid 4th century or later	Egypt
Bead	Jewelry	9th–19th century	Egypt possibly
Flask with Green Cameo Decoration	Glass	9th–10th century	Probably Iran
Bottle with Three Bulls	Glass	late 10th–early 11th century	Iran\|Iran

Related materials

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access