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Goblet11th-12th century

Not on view
Cobalt blue glass vessel with two stacked conical forms joined by a flat collar ring, resting on a short stem and circular foot, with pitted and iridized surface
Blown glass footed goblet in deep cobalt blue, with a conical body, applied horizontal trail at mid-section, small knop stem, and flat circular base; surface shows age-related weathering and iridescence.

Unknown, Goblet, 11th-12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Goblet
Place Made
Probably Egypt
Date Made
11th-12th century
Medium
Glass, free-blown and tooled with applied thread, pontil on base
Dimensions
Height: 6 1/8 in. (15.55 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.512
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes

Banqueting was an important aspect of medieval Islamic society, and cookbooks and illustrated manuscripts of the period provide some idea of elite dining practices. Meals were typically served on a low table or cloth spread across the ground, with guests seated on floor cushions. Food was served in communal bowls to be shared, while drinks were served in ceramic or glass beakers, gold, silver, or base-metal cups, and fine glass goblets such as this one, probably intended for wine. Wine was not drunk with the meal but rather with lighter foods before or after dining.

2024

Selected Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.