Windowglass was in commonuse in Samarraas well,in severalvarieties.The panes wereset in stucco;lead or putty was neverused as inthe West.The traditionof settingcoloredorcolorlessglass intoa trelliswork of stucco wouldcontinue inthe Nearand MiddleEast untilthe presentday.TwobeautifulLateperiod examplesthatwere made underthe Ottomanscan be seen inthis publication(backcoverand titlepage). Objectsof personaladornmentwere also fashionedby Islamicglassmakers. Nodoubtcertainof these jewelryitems, such as particulartypes of beads, crossed social boundaries,as is the case today,and others,likesome seen herethe emeraldgreen glass ringand the beads coloredlikeemerald,ruby,turquoise, amethyst,and lapislazuli-were used onlybythe lowerclasses, in imitationof moreexpensiveobjectswornby theirsocial superiors. Atthis pointin ourknowledge,a precise chronologicalsequence of itemsof jewelryexecuted inglass cannotbe determined.Wecan assume, however,that such objectswere producedwherever glassmakingwas practicedand thattheir shapes and techniquesshouldhelpto place and date these colorfulbutinexpensiveitems.
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