British Museum The Islamic world Bowl Cut glass Nishapur 21022019 7597
Bowl wheel-cut glass, probably from Nishapur, Iran, 800-900. Room 42-43, British Museum. 1966,0418.1
In the 10th century, the Abbasid Caliphate, once a formidable empire, faced significant challenges in maintaining its dominion. Nowhere was this more evident than in the Jazira, a crucial borderland region in northern Mesopotamia. The collapse of military authority here not only redefined local power structures but also had far-reaching implications for the medieval Middle East. The Jazira, encompassing parts of modern northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and southeast Turkey, was strategically vital, serving as a buffer against Byzantine expansion and housing key urban centers like Mosul and Harran. See our article on the When Borderlands Boil: The Military Collapse and Local Revolt in the 10th-Century Abbasid Jazira.
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