Bottle

Unknown

8th–9th century · Glass, greenish; mold blown, tooled, and free blown · Islamic Art

The decoration on this bottle resembles a popular design on late Roman imperial glass vessels. The technique, however, is different: the glass was blown into a vertically ribbed mold, then the ribs created on its surface were pinched together and the vessel was blown again to its present size.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th–9th century

Medium

Glass, greenish; mold blown, tooled, and free blown

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Carleton S. Coon, 1963