Glass Vessel Fragment C, Old Caerlaverock Castle3D ModelNoAI
Glass Vessel Fragment C, Old Caerlaverock Castle
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More model informationThis small fragment of glass probably came from a drinking beaker.
The glass dates to the 12th or 13th century, and may have been made in modern-day Syria, or Iraq or Egypt. All were centres of Islamic glass making during this period.
Though tiny, the fragments throw light on Scotland’s contact with the wider world during the medieval period. The glass may have come to Caerlaverock as a result of trade, or brought back as the property of returning crusaders.
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.
To learn about Caerlaverock Castle, go to our website.
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