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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-999

Techniqueblown (body blown in dip mold); linear-cut

SizeOverall H: 5 cm; Each Side of Wall W: 1.7 cm

Accession Number81.1.41

Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Egypt; Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)

Physical DescriptionTransparent deep green. Blown (body blown in dip mold); linear-cut. Bottle. Lower neck cylindrical; shoulder narrow; wall vertical, with rhomboid cross section; at bottom of wall, four feet, one at each corner. Decorated on body above and below four horizontal grooves, one on each side. Upper wall has, on each side, one broad V-shaped cut composed of two inclined planes on each side, and at each angle, one short horizontal notch. Lower wall has one narrow cut shaped like inverted V on each side and one short horizontal notch at each angle; legs are defined by inverted Vs, which continue downward and merge at bottom of wall.
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