Mould-Blown Glass Bottle

Probably influenced by Seljuq ceramic bottles of the 5th century AH/11th century CE, finely blown globular bottles with long necks became a common product of Iranian glassmakers during the 6th and 7th centuries AH/12th and 13th centuries CE. This pale-green, mould-blown glass bottle is of globular shape. It has a long narrowing neck with an opening of a flared, round mouth. The bottle is decorated in a honeycomb pattern that covers the entire body and ends abruptly near the base of the neck. The motif of honeycomb pattern was already widespread on Sasanian models in Iran and Mesopotamia and continued to be popular as a decorative element in Iranian glass production in particular.