A fine mould-blown blue glass bottle-vase or sprinkler, Persia, 9th-11th century

the glass of dark blue tone with a body of compressed globular form with narrow tapering neck, mould-blown decoration to the body with a frieze of four roundels each enclosing a bird divided by a baluster vase

This form has been found in Iran, Syria and Egypt. The motif of the peacock has a long established history in Near Eastern art and is prevalent on works from Syria.