Bottle
Unknown Artist
9th–10th century
Medium
Glass; mold blown
Dimensions
H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification
Glass
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1939
Accession Number
39.40.45
Art Historical Context
This delicate glass bottle, crafted by an unknown artist in the th–10th century, exemplifies the exquisite glassmaking traditions of the Islamic world. just over 4 inches tall with a diameter of about 2¼ inches, its petite form suggests it was likely used to hold precious perfumes, oils, or cosmetics—essentials in daily life and luxury trade across the Abbasid Caliphate and beyond. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art Department, it entered the collection through the Rogers Fund in 193. The bottle's medium—mold-blown glass—highlights a pivotal innovation in Islamic craftsman...