Bottle, 7th–early 8th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Glass, bluish; blown, applied blue decoration, H. 7 15/16 in. (20.14 cm), Glass, This bottle is a rare example of hot-worked glass decorated in the so-called spectacle pattern, in which horizontally applied trails were tooled to create a sequence of ovals around the body. The pattern is characteristic of the transition between Roman and Islamic glass production
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Bottle, 7th–early 8th century, Attributed, Egypt, Syria, Glass, bluish, blown, applied blue decoration, H, 7 15/16, 20.14 cm, bottle, rare example, hot-worked glass, decorated, spectacle pattern, horizontally applied, trails, tooled, create, sequence, ovals, body, pattern, characteristic, transition, Roman, Islamic, production
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