Bottle with Spiraled and Zigzag Trails
Both the unusual shape of this small bottle and the applied decoration in contrasting color suggest that it was inspired by earlier models.
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Both the unusual shape of this small bottle and the applied decoration in contrasting color suggest that it was inspired by earlier models.
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Title: Bottle with Spiraled and Zigzag Trails
Date: 13th century
Geography: Attributed to probably Syria
Medium: Glass, colorless; blown, applied ring foot, applied blue decoration
Dimensions:
H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Max. Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.87
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