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Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date700-899 or later
Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Syria
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 7.5 cm; Shoulder Diam: 2.5 cm
Accession Number53.1.82
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent yellowish brown glass, with stones; blown, applied. Bottle with body shaped like carrot. Rim plain, with uneven rounded lip; neck cylindrical with faint hollow bulge near bottom and narrower at bottom than a top; shoulder slopes, with rounded edge; wall tapers; base consists of small, irregular mass of glass applied to bottom of vessel and lower wall; pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault - 1953-08-01
Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)
plate
Gordon "Don" D. Wier
designed in 1948
jar
Philip Baldwin
1982-1983
jar
Philip Baldwin
1982-1983
jar
Monica Guggisberg
1982-1983
jar
Philip Baldwin
1982-1983
decanter
Imperial Glass Corporation
about 1953-1954