bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date701-899
Place Madeprobably Iran
TechniqueBlown, cut
SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm; Rim Diam: 1.6 cm
Accession Number68.1.8
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Islam and the Medieval West
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with yellowish green tinge. Blown; cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat upper surface; neck wider at top than at bottom; shoulder almost flat; body has vertical sides and square cross section; base flat. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: six contiguous vertical facets extending from lip to junction with shoulder. On body: two opposing sides, each with raised circular disk (D. about 2.4 cm) with countersunk circular boss at center; on other two sides, raised oval motif extending from edge of shoulder to bottom of wall, with pointed ends and vertical groove extending from top to bottom. Underside of base has shallow circular depression (D. 0.8 cm), perhaps to remove pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Saeed Motamed
(Iranian, 1925 - 2013) - 1968
