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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran

Techniqueblown (body probably blown in dip mold), facet-cut

SizeOverall H: 4.6 cm, W: 2 cm

Accession Number53.1.57

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless; minute bubbles. Blown (body probably blown in dip mold); facet-cut. Bottle: body has square cross section at midpoint. Neck has circular cross section at bottom; shoulder flat; wall vertical. All four sides of body are decorated with identical rhombuses, each touching its neighbors. Rhombuses were formed by cutting away most of tops and bottoms of all four junctions of sides, leaving small triangular projections at top and bottom of body.
Provenance

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

Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)