Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)
Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5) Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5) Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5) Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)

Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)

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Islamic world (Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, or Iran), 9th–10th century A.D.

Islamic cut-glass "molar" flasks: a small, distinctive class of Early Islamic cosmetic and perfume containers that takes its nickname from its four wedge-shaped feet at the corners of the base, which resemble the roots of a human molar tooth. Each flask is wheel-cut from a thick rectangular "blank" of cast or blown glass, the body hollowed through a narrow drilled channel from the top and intended to hold small quantities of kohl, scented oils, or perfume — the luxury cosmetics of the elite Abbasid household.

The have wheel-cut decoration of typically triangular bevels, lozenge motifs, horizontal grooves, and central "prunts" or bosses on each face.

Glass colors ranging from clear/translucent, pale straw-yellow, olive-green, turquoise, and emerald green.  Surface weathering: silvery-to-iridescent devitrification and earthen incrustation consistent with long burial, often most pronounced on one side of each flask.

Sizes 3/4 in to 2 inches H.

Ex Ohio Estate Collection.

All pieces are unconditionally guaranteed authentic and as described in perpetuity and have been legally acquired and imported in full accordance with U.S. and applicable foreign regulations regarding the movement and sale of antiquities.

A signed guarantee of authenticity with a description and photograph of the item(s) accompanies this object.

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