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Bottle with a Honeycomb Pattern
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The early Islamic glass workers refined the techniques they had inherited from their predecessors: Roman, Byzantine, and Sasanian craftsmen. They also often adopted the forms. This bottle with a honeycomb pattern, for instance, is comparable to Sasanian examples (Iranian dynasty, 3rd–7th century). Sasanian bottles, however, were made of cut glass, while this medieval vessel is mould-blown.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBottle with a Honeycomb Pattern. c. 1100 - c. 1200. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
