bottle
Object NameCylindrical Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East; probably Persia
Techniqueblown, facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 12.5 cm; Base Diam: 7.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.124
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
A Survey of Cut Glass
Special Exhibition of Islamic Art
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless; one large bubble (L. 2.5 cm) in neck, and few small bubbles. Blown; facet and linear-cut. Bottle with cylindrical body. Rim in form of horizontal flange with rounded lip; neck cylindrical; shoulder slopes and has rounded edge; wall is vertical before curving in at bottom; base plain; pontil mark (D. 1 cm). Decoration on neck, shoulder, and wall. On neck: uppermost two-thirds has band containing seven vertical rows of oval facets, with three facets in each row, above one continuous groove. On shoulder: one continuous horizontal groove. On wall: 10 vertical panels separated by single vertical lines. Each panel contains vertical row of similar linear-cut motifs (clockwise): (1–3) three hook-shaped motifs, (4 and 5) three motifs that consist of short vertical line bisecting V-shaped element above shallow horizontal crescent, (6) perhaps like (1–3), (7) uncertain, and (8–10) like (4) and (5).Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-12-13
