Ancient Footed Glass Bottle Eastern Mediterranean 4th to 9th Century

Description

Heading : Ancient Glass Bottle
Date : 4-9 century AD
Origin : Eastern Mediterranean. modern day Syria. Jordan. Palestine. Israel
Colour : Green
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Soda
Size : Height 6.8cm. max diameter 6.6cm
Condition : See photos
Restoration : None
Weight :  148 grams

The art of blowing glass evolved in Syria in the 1st century BC. The most memorable summary that accurately describes how far the Islamic world had advanced compared to the western world was delivered by Alec Guiness in the film Lawrence of Arabia.

In this particular instance he referred to street lighting. it could have been law. mathematics. medicine. steel manufacture. distillation (including alcohol). oil extraction. universities. astronomy.navigational tools. soap. … all achieved whilst “you we were still painting yourselves blue”.