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Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Date1875-1925
Place Madeprobably Near East
TechniqueMold-blown, tooled
SizeOverall H: 12.1 cm, W (max): 8.6 cm
Accession Number70.1.25
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFlask. Transparent pale bluish green glass; mold-blown. Rim outsplayed, with rounded lip, tooled into rough trefoil with prominent pouring lip; neck short, in form of truncated cone; shoulder rounded; wall straight, tapering and curving in at bottom; base plain, pushed in to form low kick; pontil mark (D. 1.1 cm). At regular intervals around wall, three mold-blown human masks in high relief, with horizontal indentation indicating bottom of hair or headdress, deep-set eyes and mouth, and prominent ears. Below each ear, shallow, rectangular depression, 8 mm wide and 10 mm long, extends out and down. Glass contains small bubbles and stone.
Provenance
Source James E. Hambuechen - 1970

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