bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099 or later
Place MadeNear East; possibly Egypt; possibly Persia
Techniqueblown, facet-cut
SizeOverall H: 7.4 cm; Base Diam: 2.1 cm
Accession Number53.1.99
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with yellowish green tinge. Blown; facet-cut. Bottle: body has hexagonal cross section. Rim plain, with top ground flat; neck cylindrical, wider at top than at bottom; shoulder flat; wall vertical; base plain; no pontil mark (but see below). Neck is decorated with six contiguous vertical facets, somewhat irregular, which extend from rim almost to junction with shoulder. Wall is cut in six contiguous vertical facets, which extend from top, where they are slightly rounded, to bottom.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
