bottle
Object NameRim and Neck of Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Techniqueblown, facet-cut
SizeOverall H: 8.7 cm; Rim Diam: 4.9 cm
Accession Number69.1.82
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless or almost colorless. Blown; facet-cut. Fragment of bottle. Rim in form of flange with rounded lip, which is beveled on underside; neck shaped like truncated cone, wider at bottom than at top; upper shoulder slopes. Neck is decorated with two continuous horizontal bands separated by pair of grooves. Bands contain following motifs (from top to bottom): (1) five roughly square facets and two small circular facets, arranged vertically, where one expects sixth square facet, and (2) seven vertical rectangular facets and three small oval facets, arranged vertically, where one expects eighth rectangular facet.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1969
