Bottle with Honeycomb Pattern
Bottle with Honeycomb Pattern
Place of OriginIranian area
DateMedieval Islamic period, about 12th-13th century
DimensionsH: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Diam: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
MediumBrown glass; blown in a single-part mold (post technique), tooled on the pontil.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1971.162
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 28A
DescriptionThe belly is mold blown in honeycomb pattern and expanded. At the base of the long tapering neck are three glass threads. Flared mouth.
Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 64, repr. (col.) fig. 24B, p. 65.1st-2nd century CE
Medieval Islamic period, about 12th-13th century
Probably 3rd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably early 3rd century
Probably late 3rd century
Probably second quarter of 1st century
Early to mid-1st century CE
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