Glass Molar Flask

Cut glass, which origins are drawn from Sasanian traditions, is the most used technique in the 3rd - 4th century AH / 9th and 10th century CE. ‘Molar’ flasks are three-dimensional containers with wedge-shaped feet resembling molar teeth. Designed to contain perfumes, they were first blown and cut, featuring like this example additional motifs incised in relief on the surface. As archaeological evidence demonstrates in Fustat, such objects were most certainly produced in Egypt. This hypothesis can be further stated with similar flasks in rock crystal, a major Egyptian production during the same period.