bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1200-1299
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBlown (body blown in dip mold), applied, dragged, marvered
SizeOverall H: 8.6 cm, Diam (max, shoulder): 2.8 cm
Accession Number53.1.66
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Medieval Trans-Saharan Exchange
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBottle. Translucent olive green (appearing black in reflected light), with opaque white trail. Blown (body blown in dip mold); applied, dragged, marvered. Bottle: horizontal cross section of body is circular at top, but becomes square less than 1 cm below shoulder. Rim plain, with somewhat irregular, rounded lip; neck narrow and cylindrical, but narrower at bottom than at top; shoulder rounded; wall straight and tapering; base square; pontil mark (D. 0.6 cm). Decoration consists of single trail dropped onto wall near bottom and wound spirally 19 times around entire vessel; trail was then dragged vertically to produce 10 contiguous festoons.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
