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bottle

Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBody blown in dip mold
SizeOverall H: 9.2 cm, Diam (max): 5 cm
Accession Number53.1.18
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionBottle. Transparent green; bubbles up to 0.5 cm long. Body blown in dip mold. Bottle: cylindrical. Rim everted and rather uneven, with rounded lip; neck cylindrical; shoulder slopes, with rounded lip; wall vertical; base plain; pontil mark circular (D. 1.1 cm). Decorated on wall and underside of base. On wall: two registers; upper register consists of eight roughly oval impressions, each with ill-defined oval boss at center; lower register consists of 20 vertical flutes, rounded at top and bottom. On base: three raised concentric rings.
Provenance
Source Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault - 1953-08-01
Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)
hanging lamp
probably 1850-1900
bottle
800-999
ewer
800-999
bottle
about 1100-1299
pitcher
975-1025