Islamic Glass Bottle - Cobalt Blue w/ Gorgeous Pattern

Ancient Near East, Persia, ca. 9th to 12th century CE. A stunning free-blown glass vessel of remarkable cobalt blue hues, the voluminous body mold-patterned with a variation on a honeycomb theme, rising to a conical neck with lovely thread-like trails encircling it just below the rim. A nice pontil mark on the base points to the free-blown process, and faint deposits grace the surface. Size: 2.9" W x 3.6" H (7.4 cm x 9.1 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent New York, USA collector D. K., acquired 2000s

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Condition Report: Intact with light deposits on surface. Vessel possesses a pontil scar or mark 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 worn away over time.)