sprinkler flask
Object NameVase or Sprinkler
Made FromGlass
Date200-699
Place MadeSasanian Empire; probably Iran
Techniquefacet cut, blown
SizeOverall H: 13.6 cm, Diam (max): 10.2 cm
Accession Number68.1.44
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionSprinkler. Almost colorless with yellowish green tinge; bubbles up to 0.2 cm across. Blown; facet-cut with globular body. Rim everted, with rounded lip and uneven horizontal ridge on underside; neck cylindrical with, at bottom, diaphragm made by folding. Decorated with hollow facets on shoulder, wall, and base; on shoulder, continuous horizontal band of 17 oval facets, which slant downward from right to left; on wall, four continuous row of adjoining, more or less circular facets, with 11 facets in third row, and six facets in bottom row; entire base is occupied by one circular facet (D. 3 cm).Provenance
Source
Mrs. Sarah (James) Hawkes Thornton
- 1968-05-07
