bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 901-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
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)
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1981-12-29
