bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East; probably Egypt; possibly Persia
Techniqueblown, perhaps ground, facet-cut, linear-cut, slant-cut
SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm, Diam (max): 1.8 cm; Body W: 1.6 cm
Accession Number53.1.43
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent very pale yellowish green. Blown (probably mold-blown); perhaps ground; facet-, linear-, and slant-cut. Bottle with cylindrical body. Rim plain, with top ground flat; neck wider at top than at bottom; shoulder rounded; upper two-thirds of wall vertical, and lower one-third tapering; foot is shaped like very shallow truncated cone; no pontil mark. Decorated on neck and wall. On neck: four equidistant vertical rectangular facets above continuous horizontal groove. On wall: two pairs of almost identical motifs, which alternate. Motif 1 consists of slant-cut V containing tall oval facet with raised eye-like motif at center and one slanting linear cut on either side; upper ends of Vs touch at top of wall. Motif 2 fills spaces between V-shaped motifs and consists of three short horizontal cuts above slant-cut element shaped like isosceles triangle with hollow base and one short horizontal cut.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
