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Glass art a testimony to vibrant cultural exchanges along ancient Silk Road. An exhibition

An exhibition featuring the art of ancient glass taking place at the Xi’an Museum in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China [since March 2022].
A total of 360 glass artworks dating from the 16th century BC to the 14th century are on view. They came from Egypt, West Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, and are a reflection of cultural exchanges between the East and West.

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Decorative bowl with petal pattern, Eastern Mediterranean region / West Asia, Achaemenid period, 5th-4th C BCE https://www.sohu.com

Glass bowl with flower-petal patterns, 5th-4th C BCE, Eastern Mediterranean region / West Asia [Photo/Official WeChat account of the Tsinghua University Art Museum]

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Kantharos, Black Sea Coast, Early Roman Empire,
1st century
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Eastern Mediterranean, Roman Empire, 1st century

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Container with lid, Eastern Mediterranean, Roman Empire, 1st-2nd centuries AD

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Container with lid, Eastern Mediterranean, Roman Empire, 1st-2nd centuries AD

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Jar, Eastern Mediterranean, Roman Empire, 4th century AD

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Ribbed single-handle bottle, Eastern Mediterranean, late Roman Empire, 4th century

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Eye pattern glass bead string, late Spring and Autumn Period, 6th-5th C BCE, excavated from the tomb of Zhao Qing in Jinsheng Village, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and collected by the Shanxi Museum

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Warring States Glass Pipe Gangneung Yutai Dog Badger Mountain was unearthed

Glass bead bracelet with eye patterns, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), unearthed in the Guwei village, Huixian county, Henan province in 1951, permanent collection of the National Museum of China [Photo/Official WeChat account of the Tsinghua University Art Museum]

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Eye-patterned glass bead, Warring States, 475-221 BCE, Tomb M2 of The Mashan Brick and Tile Factory in Jiangling, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, collected by the Jingzhou Museum

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Glass Sheng-shaped Pei, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE, excavated from Tomb No. 6a of Jiuguling in Hepu, Guangxi, 2001, collected by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Museum

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Glass vase, Sui Dynasty, 541-604 CE, excavated from the tomb of Li Jingxun in Xi’an, National Museum of China

glass vase with feather patterns, Syria or Egypt, 7th–8th C [Photo/Official WeChat account of the Tsinghua University Art Museum]

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Frosted glass bowl, Iran, Sassanid dynasty, 5th-7th century

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Mosaic Glass Beads, Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty – Early Roman Empire, 1st CENTURY BC – 1st century AD

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Mosaic Face Pattern Glass Bead Necklace, Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty – Early Roman Empire, 1st century BC – 1st century AD

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Gold Glass Bottle, Italy, Early Roman Empire, 1st century BC – 1st century AD

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Mosaic ornaments, Mediterranean region, Roman Empire, 2nd-3rd century AD

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Ring, Eastern Mediterranean, Ptolemaic – Roman Empire, 1st century BC – 1st century AD

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Cameo Glass Ornament, Eastern Mediterranean, Ptolemaic – Early Roman Empire, 2nd century AD

Jewelry from a burial at Majiayuan, Gansu, China
Glass inlaid plaques from the Nanyue King burial. Western Han Dynasty, 202 BCE – 8 CE