{"product_id":"islamic-glass-molar-flasks-5","title":"Islamic Glass Molar Flasks (5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIslamic world (Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, or Iran), 9th–10th century A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslamic 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe have wheel-cut decoration of typically triangular bevels, lozenge motifs, horizontal grooves, and central \"prunts\" or bosses on each face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes 3\/4 in to 2 inches H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx Ohio Estate Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550449787194,"sku":"17540","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17540bl.jpg?v=1780262523","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/islamic-glass-molar-flasks-5","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}