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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran

Techniqueblown (probably mold-blown), facet-cut, linear-cut

SizeOverall H: 6.8 cm; Body W: 1.9 cm

Accession Number53.1.58

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless. Blown (probably mold-blown); facet- and linear-cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; shoulder flat; body tall, with vertical walls and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four pointed feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: six contiguous vertical facets extending from rim to shoulder. On body: at each angle, two deep notches shaped like inverted Vs; on each face, shallow vertical cut between upper pair of Vs; on lower body, one continuous horizontal groove.
Provenance

Source Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault - 1953-08-01

Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)