Bottle

Notice of Upcoming Content and Access Change

The Museum is working on the future of our online collections access. A new version will be available later in 2023. During this transition period, the current version of the Collections Browser may have reduced functionality and data may be not be updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any questions or concerns, please contact us.

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Persia, Gorgan
Accession Number: 
51.1.91
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 21.7 cm, Diam (max): 10.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1000-1225
Primary Description: 
Transparent purple glass with numerous bubbles; blown, applied. Bottle: globular. Rim everted, with rounded lip; neck long and cylindrical, slightly wider at bottom than at top and with bulge immediately below rim; shoulder slopes, with rounded edge merging with wall, which curves down, out and in; base has tubular foot ring made by folding and small kick; pontil mark circular (D. about 1.6 cm) and very faint. Applied decoration consists of trail wound spirally six times around lower neck.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Dikran G. Kelekian, Inc., Former Collection
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
purple
Technique: 
glassblowing
applied decoration
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 174, #912; BIB# 113723