New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Bottle

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureIslamic

Date9th-10th centuries CE

MediumCut glass

DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6762

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 4

DescriptionMolar flask of thick, colorless glass. Body is about one-inch square with a facet-cut collar beneath a one-inch high, vertical hexagonal neck. Four facet-cut, pointed feet.

Label TextCOSMETIC BOTTLES Islamic 9th-10th Century A.D. Solid glass blanks, wheel-cut and drilled. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6762 (GAnI 67.2); 0.2346 (GAnI 72.1)Published ReferencesCorning _Journal of Glass Studies_, IV, pg. 142, #17, 9-10th century A.D., Islamic at Seattle Art Museum, a similar piece.