bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps about 700-899
Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Syria
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 9.7 cm; Base W: 0.8 cm; Shoulder Diam: 2.7 cm
Accession Number53.1.76
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light grayish green glass, with innumerable bubbles and several stones; blown. Bottle: horizontal cross section of body is circular at top, but becomes square just above mid-point. Rim bulges, with inturned, rounded lip; neck cylindrical, with bulge near bottom; shoulder narrow and sloping, with rounded edge; wall straight and tapering; base plain; pontil mark irregular.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
