bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1000-1199
TechniqueBlown in dip mold, tooled
SizeOverall H: 16.8 cm, Diam (max): 5.3 cm
Accession Number55.1.13
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionBottle. Transparent purple glass, bubbles up to 1.3 cm long; blown in dip mold, tooled. Bottle: cylindrical. Rim thickened, with flat top; neck narrow and cylindrical, wider at top and with bulge near bottom; shoulder slopes, with rounded edge; wall straight and tapering, rounded at bottom; base plain; pontil mark large and irregular. Wall is decorated, from top almost to bottom, with 25 ribs that spiral downward in counterclockwise direction, becoming faint toward bottom and almost invisible about 2 cm above base.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-04-19
Former Collection
Fouquet Collection
