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Collections

Bottlelate 10th - early 11th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Islamic Art and Late Antiquity
Small carved rock crystal vessel with faceted body, horizontal neck rings, and multi-sided cylindrical collar, nearly colorless with aged surface deposits
Small rock crystal vessel with a bulbous body, narrow ribbed neck, and flared mouth; the body features deeply faceted and relief-carved decoration, with visible repairs and soil deposits.
Small glass vessel with a barrel-shaped body decorated with raised swirling and circular relief patterns, narrowing to a ridged neck with a wide square opening; translucent with slight weathering.
Title
Bottle
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
late 10th - early 11th century
Medium
Rock crystal, carved
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (5.71 x 2.0 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.711
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.
  • Vanderstukken, Koen. Glass: Virtual, Real. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2016.