Flask

Unknown

9th century · Glass; free blown, cut · Islamic Art

Several examples of this shape were excavated, including the body of a miniature carafe and a rare cobalt blue example, mold-blown with an all-over decoration of half-palmettes. This example, with its facet-cut neck and plain horizontal lines on the body, somehow recalls the approach to the decoration of Nishapur's wheel-thrown unglazed ewers.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th century

Medium

Glass; free blown, cut

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1940