Bottle
Bottle
Place of OriginPersia (Iran)
Date7th-8th century
DimensionsH: 6 1/8 in. (15.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Body Diam: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
MediumBlown glass, with wheel-cut decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2134
Not on View
DescriptionColorless; flared, six-sided rim; neck widens toward shoulder; neck cut in two tiers of rectangular facets, separated by a ridge; ridge at juncture of neck and shoulder; shoulder cut into three tiers; body cut into circular facets; circular base.
Exhibition HistoryDenver, CO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathways to the Modern World, 2014-2015.
9th-10th century
9th-10th century
Second half of the 1st century CE
about 12th century
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