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bottle

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 901-999

Techniqueblown, facet-cut, ground

SizeOverall H: 3.3 cm; Rim Diam: 1 cm

Accession Number81.1.46

Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)

Physical DescriptionTransparent pale greenish blue. Blown; facet-cut. Bottle with cylindrical body. Rim plain, with upper surface ground flat; neck tapers; shoulder rounded; wall straight, with slight taper, which becomes more acute at bottom; foot shaped like shallow truncated cone; base flat; no pontil mark. Facet-cut decoration on neck and wall. On neck: six or seven contiguous vertical facets, which are rounded at top and bottom. On upper wall: row of five contiguous semicircular facets. On lower wall: row of five contiguous inverted triangular facets, which are rounded at bottom.
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