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Collections

Base of a bottlelate 7th to early 8th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Islamic Art and Late Antiquity
Spherical ceramic vessel with mottled gray-green glaze, applied rope-twist bands, and a central raised oval medallion enclosing a relief panel
Title
Base of a bottle
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
late 7th to early 8th century
Medium
Glass, free-blown, with applied decoration
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 3 in. (6.00 x 7.60 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.186
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.