THREE GLASS BOTTLES

IRAN, 9TH-11TH CENTURY

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THREE GLASS BOTTLES
IRAN, 9TH-11TH CENTURY
Comprising an intact honey-coloured mould-blown bottle with rounded body on plain base, with long tapering neck with applied thread at the base and pinched neck, iridescent; a mould-blown light green glass bottle decorated with peacock roundels, on short ring foot, the spout with applied spiralling thread, the upper spout restored; and a wheel-cut clear glass bottle on ring foot, with faceted neck, the decoration with cut palmettes, the shoulder heavily restored
Largest bottle 9 7/8in. (25.cm.) high (3)

Lot Essay

A very similar bottle to that illustrated to the left hand side is in the Al-Sabah Collection and dated to 12th or first half 13th century Iran. Both bottles exemplify the popularity of the honeycomb pattern for this type of long-necked bottle (Stefano Carboni, Glass from Islamic Lands, London, 2001, cat.66, p.236-238).

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