Molar Flask
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran
Techniqueblown (body blown in dip mold), facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 11.1 cm; Rim Diam: 2 cm; Shoulder Diam: 3.8 cm
Accession Number55.1.113
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Special Exhibition of Islamic Art
A Survey of Cut Glass
Glass from the Ancient World: So Diverse a Unity
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue, appearing black in reflected light. Blown (body blown in dip mold); facet- and linear-cut. Molar flask. Rim plain, with flat top; neck cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; shoulder flat, with rounded edge; wall straight and tapering; horizontal cross section is circular below shoulder and square below midpoint; four small feet, one at each angle of lower wall. Decorated on rim, neck, and wall. On rim and neck: outside of rim has continuous band of five horizontal half-oval facets alternating with five small circular facets; upper neck has band of five horizontal oval facets; midpoint of neck has uneven continuous horizontal groove; lower neck also has band of five horizontal oval facets, placed rather unevenly. On wall: two registers of unequal size separated by pair of horizontal grooves (W. of each 0.25–0.3 cm). Upper, smaller register has four upright oval motifs, pointed at one end, with tips pointing down, alternating with four upright oval motifs; all have broad outlines and are crosshatched; at edge of shoulder, between each pair of ovals, small oval facet. Lower register has pair of vertical grooves at center of each side and single vertical groove at each angle; grooves at angles fork at top and have small oval facet between branches.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-12-13
Former Collection
Friedrich Ludwig von Gans
