Ali Aboutaam, through the e-Tiquities website and with his brother Hicham, sells many different types of ancient elegant artworks, spanning a variety of different time periods. One of these is the Persian Empire which is actually a combination of a group of empires: Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanian. This is what makes Persian art so interesting. One cannot say that there is standard or classic Persian art because it was made over so many different periods, spanning a variety of cultures. Yet there are still a few motifs that can be seen on all art associated with the Persian Empire, such as the hunt.
Ali Aboutaam and Persian Flask
Currently on sale by Phoenix Ancient Art from this time period is a Sassanian pinched glass flask which is made from yellow-tinged blown glass. It was probably used for pricey cosmetics or perfume and originally had a stopper. It has a very narrow neck which suggests the contents were quite precious, restricting the flow. It is called Sassanian due to its decorative motif, common on Sassanian vessels from the 3rd century AD.
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