Oh, it’s the same type of Medusan starship from the Remaster of “Is there no Truth in Beauty”
(TOS cap from Trekcore)
TOS 3.07 - Is There in Truth No Beauty?
Is There No Truth In Beauty? (S3E5)
Absolutely criminal that they didn’t use the fish-eye lens more often, this whole scene is amazing.
There is this story about Shatner and Nimoy refusing to film the scene from the episode “Is There In Truth No Beauty”, because they were affronted by Gene Roddenberry trying to sell Star Trek merch, like IDIC pins, through the series? You can find more info here:
While watching DS9, I noticed this scene and now I wonder if this was an in-side joke referencing that situation.
Quark tries to convince Sisko about a business opportunity in DS9, S2E26, The Jem'Hadar.
Is it meta or am I digging too deep?
Medusan vessel. Star Trek, “Is There No Truth In Beauty” (remastered)
The Medusan vessel was added for the remastered version of this episode. This Federation design hasn’t been seen elsewhere, although the spherical hull relates it to the Daedalus class.