Glass Bottle in the Form of a Fish


Glass Bottle in the Form of a Fish

    This art piece stood out because even though there was often a trend of 3D art during this time period this piece was under the title "A Bottle and a Toy" which instantly grabbed my attention  My first impression was that it was going to be a multi purpose object until I actually read the article. This pieces main use was most likely containers for cosmetics or precious oils. However, in this case the fish design might hint at some further meaning, complementing its beauty as an elite personal item(Smarthistory.org ). This piece relates to the time period because like the functional reason it mentions it may have been used to hold oils which were used during ancient rituals. Rituals and the way things were performed or executed in this time era were very important to the people and culture, everything had a way it was done from worship to burial. Something that I found interesting about this piece is the way or process that it was made, int the article it said that it was made by molten glass that was poured into a clay like mold and finished with strips of colored glass that was then manipulated with a stick to create the scale looking texture and pattern. Personally from first glance or just from looking at the image I thought it was made of clay and painted with a pigment as a lot of things were in that time frame. In this time period ancient Egyptians were known to use hieroglyphics as a form of writing and literature, in other words they used symbols for communication and symbolism so every different thing had a different meaning, in this case the fish stands for rebirth and regeneration; it was also frequently worn as an amulet. I chose to pick my art piece from Egypt because I have always been so fascinated by their culture, artwork, and their general way of life from spirituality, to agriculture, and their architecture. Ancient Egypt is one of the most fascinating subjects in my opinion because their way of living is so much different from any other in history.

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