PASABAHCE GLASS COLLECTION (2nd - 8th century A.D.)

"Human soul is like glass, if it cracks it is hard to mend," say the psyhologists. This is a concete example of how the material and moral aspects of Humans are delicately balanced. Glass, chosen for this example, embraces that balance of human soul with aesthetic, originating from the skill, labour and elegance it is formed by.


Timur SELCUK

Sprinkler 3rd century A.D. Bottle 1st - 4th centuries A.D. Bottle late 1st - 2nd centuries A.D.
Bottle 2nd - 3rd centuries A.D. Bottle 3rd century A.D. Bottle 3rd century A.D.
Bottle 3rd century A.D. Bottle 3rd century A.D. Bottle 4th century A.D.
Jug 3rd - 4th centuries A.D. Cup 2nd - 3rd centuries A.D. Cup with handle 4th cent. A.D.

Glass was first produced in Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C. It is still being produced when we are nearing the 2000s A.D. Glass is the symbol of such an agelessness, is a magical product made by excessive cooling of molten silicate compound. And it is a product which is always with us throughout our lives.


Zeyyat SELIMOGLU

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