Glassmaking

Definition

Iranian glass includes Sasanian cut glass, early Islamic mould-blown and cut vessels, and later blown bottles and rosewater sprinklers, with a small studio glassblowing tradition today.

History

Glass vessels have been made on the Iranian plateau since antiquity. Long-necked Qajar and Safavid-style blown bottles are frequently attributed to Shiraz.

Dates and attributions here summarise common scholarly positions and are under editorial review; they are not definitive.

Technique

Glass is gathered on a blowpipe, inflated and worked by hand or into moulds; decoration may be cut, applied as trails or pressed from moulds.

Collecting and identification

Weathering (iridescence), bubbles, pontil marks and moulded patterns help identification; excavated glass is fragile and often restored.

This guidance is educational only and is not an authentication or valuation service.

Reference samples

The reference samples on this page are documented objects in public collections, shown with their holding institution's attribution and licence. They illustrate the craft and are not for sale.

گالری

تصاویر نمونه‌هایی معرف هستند، نه سندی برای رکوردهای نمونهٔ بازارچه. منبع و وضعیت مجوز آن‌ها در بخش اعتبارهای عکاسی آمده است.

بازارچه

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دانش مرتبط

منابع و مآخذ

• Book: Wulff, H. E. The Traditional Crafts of Persia. MIT Press, 1966.
• Museum catalogue: Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access collection records for Iranian objects (accessed 2026-09-24).

در جایی که خاستگاه، تاریخ یا نمادشناسی محل مناقشه است، این مدخل روایت‌های رقیب را بیان می‌کند نه اینکه میان آن‌ها یکی را برگزیند. تحلیل سردبیری به‌عنوان واقعیتِ مستند ارائه نمی‌شود.