Molar Flask
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran
Techniqueblown, facet-cut
SizeOverall H: 8.8 cm, W: 2.3 cm; Rim Diam: 1.7 cm
Accession Number77.1.12
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionSemitranslucent dark blue. Blown; facet-cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; body tall, with vertical walls and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four pointed feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck, body, and feet. On neck: four vertical rectangular facets alternating with four triangular facets, with one horizontal groove below them. At each angle of body: one elongated rhomboid facet, which continues to bottom of foot; facet is deepest at widest point, where it contains prominent circular knob. On wall, between each pair of facets: two oval notches at top and deep triangular groove at bottom.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1977-12-15
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