Metal Bottle with Faceted Design
Unknown Artist
A well-known shape in both metal and glass. The interlacing bands at the base and below the lip suggest a relationship with Samanid inscriptional pottery.
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1939
10th-11th century
Brass; cast, chased, engraved
15.0 cm
39.40.48a, b
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection
