Caption

Bottle, household glass vessel, decorated with fluting on the shoulders that flow into a wide, low neck; slightly concave bottom; green-yellow glass with bubbles; Abbasid dynasty, 9th–10th century; Iran; Persian; height 8 cm, diameter 6.7 cm., A rounded glass vessel with a short neck and slightly flared rim sits against a neutral background; the glass is translucent amber and yellow with variations in tone and some darker brown areas, showing surface irregularities and faint streaks. The body has a series of vertical rib-like grooves near the shoulder and a smooth lower portion that reflects light, producing subtle highlights and soft shadow beneath the vessel. The neck appears somewhat uneven at the rim, and small bubbles or inclusions are visible within the glass.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_320

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.2Mb (536.9Kb) / 9.9in x 9.9in / 2968 x 2968 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle household glass vessel decorated fluting shoulders flow wide low neck slightly concave bottom green-yellow glass bubbles Abbasid dynasty 9th–10th century Iran Persian height 8 cm diameter 6.7 cm rounded glass vessel short neck flared rim sits neutral background glass translucent amber yellow variations tone darker brown areas showing surface irregularities faint streaks body series vertical rib- grooves near shoulder smooth lower portion reflects light producing subtle highlights soft shadow beneath vessel neck somewhat uneven rim small bubbles inclusions visible within glass.