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sprinkler flask

Object NameRosewater Sprinkler

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1100-1299

Place Madepossibly Western Asia; possibly Egypt

TechniqueBlown

SizeOverall H: 21.7 cm, W: 11 cm; Rim Diam: 0.6 cm

Accession Number54.1.73

Credit LineGift of I. C. Elston, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass of the Sultans

On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery

Physical DescriptionRosewater Sprinkler. Almost colorless glass, but with greenish tinge; one large and several small stones; blown. Sprinkler: horizontal cross section of body is roughly oval, with long sides that are almost straight and rounded short sides. Rim plain, with flat top and narrow opening (D. 0.2 cm); neck cylindrical, widening as it descends, but with shallow constriction at bottom; shoulder slopes and has rounded edge; long sides of body are almost straight and tapering; short sides curve out, down, and in; base plain, with conical kick; pontil mark.
Provenance

Source I. C. Elston Jr. - 1954-09-07