Bottle with Impressed Decorations

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10th–11th century · Glass, greenish yellow; blown in two parts, impressed with tongs, applied blue rim · Islamic Art

This bottle was created with a number of complex glass-working techniques. The piece was made in two parts that were joined at the horizontal seam. Decoration was impressed with tongs before the pieces were joined. The blue glass thread around the rim gives a spark of color to this otherwise transparent piece. The bottle’s decoration consists of repeating bulls-eyes, a pattern that was especially popular in decorating the surfaces of small bronze vessels.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th–11th century

Medium

Glass, greenish yellow; blown in two parts, impressed with tongs, applied blue rim

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Rogers Fund, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, and Mrs. Charles D. Kelekian Gift, 1994