An Intact Mould-blown Glass Flask, Persia, 10th-11th Century

of transparent green glass, with globular body and tall narrow neck tapering to a flared rim, the body moulded with three horizontal registers of geometrical pattern comprised of circles enclosed in polygonal frames linked by quatrefoil motifs, kick base with pontil scar

In good condition, surface wear and abrasion associated with age, minor passages of irridesence, as viewed
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The circular moulded patterns recall the honeycombed patterns of earlier Sassanian cut glass. Related examples in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, are published by Carboni (see Carboni 2001, pp.232-254).