Two Handled Bottle

Collection number	ガ436-2196
Provenance	Iran
Period	The End of Neo Elamite period
Date	8th-7th Century B.C.
Material	Glass
Dimension	H. 11.7 cm
Comment	A core-formed bottle with a some what slender neck. Small handles with holes for cords have been applied at the shoulders. spirals of extremely fine white glass have been trailed around the whole surface at finely spaced intervals, and a chevron pattern has been created by combing with a needle. Considerable weathering on the glass; the base is broken. According to the glass artist Matsushima Iwao, who uses the core glass technique in his work, the vertical crack in the neck has not been caused by weathering but possibly by distortion during the production process. the artifact is thought to be a product of the Neo-Elamites and has been attributed to Azerbaijan (northeast Iran).
Classification	glass vessel
Keyword	Gray Beautiful,Noble,Close Western Asia,Iran,Susa Glass Vessel,Bottle,Vessel,Handled/Lugged vessel,Lugged Pattern,Feathered