Caption

Cosmetic bottle. Spherical body decorated at the top with a zigzag pattern of applied glass thread. Short, flared neck. Colorless glass bottle with blue glass feet and applied decoration. 7th–8th century, possibly Egypt or Syria. Height 4.6 cm; diameter 4 cm. Islamic/Arabic cultural context., A small ceramic vessel with a rounded body and a flared neck sits against a plain gray background; the surface of the vessel is textured and worn, showing various shades of brown and tan with lighter and darker patches, and a band of open triangular cutouts encircles the upper body, forming a decorative pattern; the rim has a small chip, and the vessel rests on a few small rounded feet that display green and dark bluish tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_323

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.7Mb (864.8Kb) / 10.9in x 13.4in / 3272 x 4032 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cosmetic bottle Spherical body decorated top zigzag pattern applied glass thread Short flared neck Colorless glass bottle blue glass feet applied decoration 7th–8th century Egypt Syria Height 4.6 cm diameter 4 cm Islamic Arabic cultural context small ceramic vessel rounded body flared neck sits plain gray background surface vessel textured worn showing various shades brown tan lighter darker patches band open triangular cutouts encircles upper body forming decorative pattern rim small chip vessel rests small rounded feet display green dark bluish tones.