bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 700-899
Place MadeNear East
TechniqueBlown, facet-cut, linear-cut, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 8.4 cm, Diam (max): 6.2 cm
Accession Number55.1.117
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with grayish tinge; many small bubbles. Blown; facet-, linear-, and relief-cut. Bottle with globular body. Rim plain, with flat top and narrow bevel at outer edge; neck straight and slightly narrower at bottom than at top; base narrow and very slightly concave; trace of pontil mark. Wheelcut decoration on neck and wall: entire neck is cut in six contiguous vertical facets; wall has four contiguous relief-cut circular motifs (D. about 4.5 cm), each of which has boss at center and two concentric “steps”; four shallow arc-shaped linear cuts on shoulder link each circular motif to its neighbors.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-12-13
