bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 901-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Techniqueblown, facet-cut, linear-cut, ground
SizeOverall H: 2.9 cm; Rim Diam: 1 cm
Accession Number81.1.31
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale greenish blue. Blown; facet and linear-cut. Bottle with cylindrical body. Rim plain, with upper surface ground flat; neck tapers; shoulder rounded; wall straight, with slight taper, which becomes more acute at bottom; foot shaped like shallow truncated cone; base flat; no pontil mark. Facet-cut decoration on neck and wall. On lower neck: three transverse linear cuts alternating with three oval cuts. On wall: four contiguous vertical facets; two have rounded top and raised triangle at bottom, and two are similar but inverted.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1981-12-29
