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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran

Techniqueblown (probably mold-blown), facet-cut, linear-cut

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, Diam (max): 1.9 cm; Body W: 1.5 cm

Accession Number53.1.54

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Bergstrom Art Center)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with yellowish tinge. Blown (probably mold-blown); facet- and linear-cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; body tall, with rounded shoulder, vertical walls, and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four very short feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: six contiguous vertical facets extend from top to bottom. On body: each side is plain, except for horizontal cut at bottom; each corner has small roughly diamond-shaped facet above larger facet shaped like inverted V.
Provenance

Source Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault - 1953-08-01

Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)