A cut glass bottle with inscription and camel decoration, probably Persia, 10th century

the body of tapered cylindrical form with a flat base and rounded shoulders, the narrow neck with wider everted rim, decorated around the body with a row of four camels facing left, inscription around the neck flanked by rows of raised concentric circles

Broken and restored, small amounts of iridescence, nibbles and abrasions to base, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

This glass bottle is decorated in a way that resembles the 'beveled' style that was used to carve wood, stone and stucco from the ninth to fourteenth-centuries.  The characteristic feature of this technique is the beveling of the surface so that the ornament takes on the appearance of being raised (see Carboni & Whitehouse 2001, p.159).  This design is also known as 'slant-cut' decoration, a phrase coined by Jens Kröger in his monograph Glass of the Early Islamic Period (1995, p.161). 

A further example of a glass bottle of this type can be found in The David Collection, 10/1963 (illustrated in Carboni & Whitehouse, Op.cit., p.191, pl.96).