Gorgeous 9th C. Islamic Glass Bottle

Ancient Near East, Islamic, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A lovely free blown glass bottle of a deep blue-turquoise color with a concave base and clearly visible pontil scar, a cylindrical body with dozens of raised nubbin-shaped bulbs in a swirled pattern around the body, a rolling shoulder leading to a tubular neck, and a thick tapered rim. Adding to its attractive appearance are thick areas of pearlescent iridescence, with areas of silvery and golden iridescence as well. Size: 2.9" W x 6.15" H (7.4 cm x 15.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York

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#139016
Condition Report: Intact, with some surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age and some light roughness along rim. Light earthen deposits with weathering film on much of the surface, especially in the lower profile areas around the body. Nice areas of pearlescent iridescence, with areas of silvery and golden iridescence as well. The vessel possesses a pontil scar or mark on its base which indicates that the vessel was free-blown. (The absence of such a mark would suggest that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.)