Book "Unforgettable Iran". Chapter 2.6 Museum of Glass and Ceramics
If you walk from the National Museum towards the Russian Embassy, you will come to the Museum of Glass and Ceramics. It is not at all difficult to navigate, because the embassy occupies almost a block. Ask: “Sefara t e Rusi koja st? (where the Russian embassy is located), and they will show you the way, and at the end you can add: “Drud bar dusti e Iran va Rusi e! (Long live the friendship between Iran and Russia).
The Museum of Glass and Ceramics is housed in an elegant mansion that used to house the Egyptian embassy. Inside, you will see a beautiful staircase and chandeliers, as well as rich decoration. Ceramic products are collected from different parts of Iran and presented in chronological order. The most interesting exhibits were amphorae with spirits in the form of vases and heads of mythical creatures of the 4th-6th centuries. BC e. , as well as glassware of the IX-XI centuries. n. e. obtained by blowing. Museum for an amateur, I personally liked the mansion itself more than the exhibits.
Author: Kozlovsky Alexander.
Book: "Unforgettable Iran". 159 days hitchhiking.
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