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Object NameSpearhead Bottle

Made FromGlass

Dateprobably 700-999

Place MadeNear East; probably Egypt; possibly Syria

Techniquefree blown, tooled and ground

SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm, Diam (max): 4.1 cm

Accession Number53.1.88

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSpearhead Bottle. Translucent very bubbly dark amethyst (russet) glass; heavy weathering and decomposition of the surface; free blown, tooled and ground; body tapering to rectangular bottom with small uneven base (blunt point); sloping shoulder supporting cylindrical neck ending in a bulge with rim folded inward; another bulge at base of neck; remains of cut decoration; below shoulder and above base a ring, two rings at the middle of the body; below a band consisting of squares, a cross in a rhombus, and triangles.
Provenance

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

Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)