Long-necked Bottle

Culture: Persian
Period: Seljuk period, 1037–1194
Date: 12th century
Material: Mold-blown glass
made in: Iran, Asia
Classification: Containers, glassware
Collection: Islamic Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 120
Dimensions: height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
diameter of mouth: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
diameter of body: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
diameter of foot: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Roland E. Jester in memory of Margo Jester
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 217:1993

NOTES

The body of this bottle is decorated with four roundels containing peacocks, a very popular motif in Iranian textiles during late antiquity. The migration of motifs from one medium to another is characteristic of Islamic art. On one side of the vessel, the peacocks are facing each other, whereas on the other side they are facing the same direction. To form this decoration, the glass was blown into a two-part mold, indicated by the seam down the side of the vessel.

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