Caption

Cosmetic bottle, ; Islamic, Arabic culture; 9th–11th century, Egypt. Thick-walled blue glass vessel, height 4.1 cm, width 1.7 cm. On the body one convex band decorated with fine horizontal grooves; flat arms; heavily carved base with four feet; wheel-cut decoration., A single translucent object with a textured surface centered against a plain light gray background, showing shades of aqua, teal, and darker green-blue; the object has an irregular vertical shape with a rounded top, constricted midsections creating wavy contours, and a broader lower portion that forms a short pedestal with two small protrusions at the base; surface details include visible ridges, smooth and rough patches, and variations in translucency producing darker internal areas and lighter outer highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_322

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26.4Mb (469.6Kb) / 9.0in x 11.3in / 2713 x 3398 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cosmetic bottle Islamic Arabic culture 9th–11th century Egypt Thick-walled blue glass vessel height 4.1 cm width 1.7 cm body convex band decorated fine horizontal grooves flat arms heavily carved base four feet wheel-cut decoration single translucent object textured surface centered plain light gray background showing shades aqua teal darker green-blue object irregular vertical shape rounded top constricted midsections creating wavy contours broader lower portion forms short pedestal two small protrusions surface details include visible ridges smooth rough patches variations translucency producing darker internal areas lighter outer highlights.