National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Goblet 
Period: Crusader,Ayyubid
Material: Glass
Site: Arshaf, T.
Description: Beaker with flat base, high walls and splayed rim. It is decorated with a band painted in gold with red outlines on a blue enamel background. The decoration consists of a band with fleur-de lis patterns and several figures of fishes below. The beaker was restored from 14 sherds. It was found at Apolonia and was probably imported either from Rakka, Aleppo or Damascus, even though Acre and Antioch are also mentioned in historical sources as production centers for glass.
Bibliography:
Ziffer, I and Tal, O. 2011. The Last Supper at Apollonia. The Final Days of the Crusader Castle in Herzliya. Israel, 68, 43.
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