Bottle

Unknown

6th–7th century · Glass; free blown with applied decoration · Islamic Art

The shape and decoration of this bottle are drawn from the Roman traditions of glass blowing. The festooned pattern was created with an applied trail reworked with a pointed tool or a pincer. This type of decoration was used from about the fourth to the eighth century in the Syrian area.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th–7th century

Medium

Glass; free blown with applied decoration

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917