Cameo Glass

Japanese: カメオ・グラス - かめおぐらす
Cameo Glass

… Cut glass was seen in ancient times, and the oldest known example with a definite date is a glass bottle bearing the inscription of Assyrian King Sargon II (reigned 721-705 BC). During the Roman period, the cutting technique was widely adopted, and in addition to line-cutting, the so-called cameo glass, in which multiple colored layers are cut into a relief, was also developed. In the Orient, it was widely used in Parthian and Sassanid Persian glassware. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "cameo glass" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… カット・グラスは古代においてすでにみられ,年代を確定しうる最古の遺例として,アッシリア王サルゴン2世(在位,前721‐前705)の銘をもつガラス瓶がある。ローマ時代に入るとカット技法は広く採用され,線刻状のカットに加えて,複数の色層のガラス面を浮彫状にカットする,いわゆるカメオ・グラスも発達した。東洋では,パルティアやササン朝ペルシアのガラス器に広く用いられた。…

※「カメオ・グラス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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