Glass Vessel Fragment A, Old Caerlaverock Castle

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Dating from the 12th-13th century, this fragment of glass probably came from a drinking beaker.

The Arabic inscription includes part of the word ‘eternal’, suggesting it could be an extract from the Qur’an. There are very slight traces of gilding and may have been at least 3 decorative bands near the dots either side.

It may have been made in modern-day Syria, or Iraq or Egypt, all centres of Islamic glass making during this period.

Found alongside two others during excavations in the late 1990s, they are the first and only glass of this type and origin to be found at an archaeological site in Scotland.

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31 x 28 x 1.45mm

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