Bottle

Unknown

10th–11th century · Glass; mold blown · Islamic Art

The decoration on this bottle, concentric circles topped by vertical ribs, is unusual in glass. The closest parallels to this pseudo-architectural pattern are found on fragmentary friezes in plaster excavated at the Abbasid palace at Samarra, Iraq (mid-9th century) whence it spread throughout the Islamic world.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th–11th century

Medium

Glass; mold blown

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1930