Islamic glass juglet, Syria, 800-900 AD
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This classic example of Islamic glass work from the IXth century was crafted in Syria from dark amber translucent glass. It presents a thick, solid flat foot with tool marks on top, and a pontil mark on the bottom. The pyriform body meets, in a telltale swelling, a neck that was made a little too wide. The coil handle was applied to the shoulder, pulled up, looped, then attached to the base of the neck, forming a frilly neck coil. The ‘s-shaped’ spout is functional. Flaring mouth, everted rim. The body presents unusual surface texture reminiscent of raku pottery. It is not clear whether this was an original feature, or a weathering pattern due to material left in contact with the object for a long time. |
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