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Bottle

8th century
Not on view
The shape and decoration of this bottle are drawn from the Roman traditions of glass blowing. The festooned pattern was created with an applied trail reworked with a pointed tool or a pincer. This type of decoration was used from about the fourth to the eighth century in the Syrian area.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bottle
  • Date: 8th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Syria
  • Medium: Glass; free blown with applied decoration
  • Dimensions: H. 6 19/32 in.
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.291
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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