Bottle

Art Historical Context

This elegant glass bottle, likely crafted in the 18th or 19th century, the refined artistry of Islamic glassmaking. Standing at 8 3/4 inches tall with a maximum diameter of 3/4 inches, it was created using the free-blown technique, where molten glass is gathered on a blowpipe and shaped by inflation and gravity alone, without molds. The base bears a tooled pontil mark, of the artisan's skill in finishing the vessel directly on the iron rod used during blowing. Such methods, perfected in the Islamic world from medieval times onward, allowed for graceful, asymmetrical forms prized for both util...