Bottle with Molded Designs of Animals, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Iraq or Syria, Glass, greenish yellow; blown in two parts, impressed with tongs, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Glass, Abbasid glassmakers continued earlier traditions of glassmaking while incorporating new ornamental motifs. This slightly irridescent bottle showcases several sophisticated glass-making methods. The difficult 'incalmo' technique fuses the dark blue glass neck and upper body of the bottle with the lower section of green glass
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Bottle, Molded Designs, Animals, 9th–10th century, Attributed, Iraq, Syria, Glass, greenish yellow, blown, two parts, impressed, tongs, H, 7 1/2, 19.1 cm, Abbasid glassmakers, continued, earlier, traditions, glassmaking, incorporating new, ornamental, motifs, slightly irridescent, bottle, showcases, several, sophisticated, glass, methods, difficult, incalmo, technique fuses, dark blue, neck, upper body, lower section, green glass
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