Turkey, Istanbul
A. c. 1105-1115/after 1204; B. c. 1126/after 1204
Pot metal glass
Dimensions range from 1.4 to 13 (1/2 to 5 1/8)
Some are crusted and opaque, especially the purples. Many are lightly retouched
Provenance: A. Found in 1957 in the bema of the church; deposited in Dumbarton Oaks in 1962. B. Found in 1961-1962 in the apse of the main church; deposited in Dumbarton Oaks in 1966
Bibliography: Arthur H. S. Megaw, “Notes on Recent Work of the Byzantine Institute in Istanbul,” Dumbarton Oaks Papers 17 (1963), 364-367 (A), 347-364 (B); Hans Wentzel, “Neue Forschungen zur Glasmälerei des Mittelalters,” Kunstchronik 17 (1964), 326; Louis Grodecki, “Chronique-Vitrail,” Bulletin Monumental 123 (1965), 82-84; Jean Lafond, “Découverte de vitraux historiés du Moyen Age à Constantinople,” Cahiers Archéologiques 18 (1968), 231-238; Eva Frodl-Kraft, Die Glasmalerei: Entwicklung, Technik, Eigenart (Vienna, 1970), 27-28; Joseph Philippe, Le monde byzantin de la verrerie (V-XVIe siècle) (Bologna, 1970), 121, 149-150.
Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Collection (District of Columbia)
Object/Accession: Uncatalogued study collection
A. Kariye Camii: c. 1105-1115/after 1204
B. Zeyrek Camii (Church of the Pantocrator): c. 1126/after 1204
