Glass bottle with melon-shaped body and tubular neck

Details

• Title

  Glass bottle with melon-shaped body and tubular neck

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  12th century - early 13th century

• Material and technique

  glass, mould-blown, with trailed decoration

• Material index

  processed material › glass

• Technique index

  decorated

• Object type

  container › vessel › bottle

• Dimensions

  19 cm (height)
  8.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Dr and Mrs John Padel, 1990.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1990.1259

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