Early Islamic Glass Bottle with Marvered Trails - LO.1391, Origin: Egypt or Syria, Circa: 600 AD to 800 AD, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Free Blown/Marvered/Tooled, Medium: Glass, Condition: Very Fine, This four-sided bottle is almost square, the base is nearly flat, the profile is straight, and the neck is slightly flared and curved. The body and neck were entirely marvered into a slightly irregular arched and wavy pattern. The pale grey thread is wider and more predominant that the brown and yellow threads. So-called marvered glass from the Islamic period includes some of the most peculiar and appealing objects produced by medieval glassmakers. The marvered trails, subsequently tooled with a pointed device, into wavy, arcaded, festooned, or foliate patterns, are almost invariably white, or sometimes pale blue, greyish, red or yellow.

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