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Corning Ewer
The Corning Ewer is an Islamic Cameo glass, cameo ewer dating back to around AD 1000. The ewer has been described as "the finest known example of Islamic cameo glass." It is named after Corning Museum of Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG), Corning, New York, United States, it was purchased with funds from the Clara J. Peck, Clara S. Peck Endowment. The Corning Ewer is found in Tehran, Tehran, Iran. However, the origin of the Ewer is unknown. The Corning Ewer bears close resemblances to The Buckley Ewer and The Rock crystal ewer, Rock-Crystal Ewers produced for Fatimid rulers in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. Descriptions The Corning Ewer is made of glass by using techniques including Glassblowing, blowing, Glass casting, casting, Cut glass, relief-cutting, drilling, and applying. It is made of two layers of glass, with the inner layer being colorless and the outer layer being transparent green. The majority of the outer layer of green glass is then meticulously carved away, formi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
