Blue-Green Fluted Bottle

6th–8th century

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Object Label

The Persian lands in and around present-day Iran produced many small glass vessels in the period immediately before and after the advent of Islam. While techniques for working glass appear to have been learned from Mediterranean cultures, the chemical make-up of the glass differs. It is likely that this bottle was created by molding the hot glass into a fluted tube and then blowing into it to create a bulbous body.

Caption

Blue-Green Fluted Bottle, 6th–8th century. Glass, 2 3/4 x 2 1/16 in. (7 x 5.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 78.80. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Blue-Green Fluted Bottle

Date

6th–8th century

Period

Late Sasanian to Early Islamic

Medium

Glass

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 2 1/16 in. (7 x 5.3 cm)

Credit Line

Designated Purchase Fund

Accession Number

78.80

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