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bottle

Object NameSmall Bottle with Half-Palmettes

Made FromGlass

Date800-999

Techniqueblown, slant-cut

SizeOverall H: 5.1 cm; Rim D: 1.1 cm; Body W (max): 4.5 cm

Accession Number59.1.486

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

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Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, but with green tint; bubbly. Blown; slant-cut. Bottle: lentoid. Rim plain, with flat top (but see below); neck short and cylindrical; body is shaped like biconvex lens and has rounded bottom. Decorated on both faces and on sides. Each face has raised oval medallion containing slant-cut half-palmette with volute at top and straight element near right edge, and embellished with short transverse cuts. Each side is cut in two steps at top, below which are 13 or 15 short horizontal cuts arranged in vertical column that is slightly wider at top than at bottom. Junction of sides is cut in two ribs with square cross sections and, at center, one rib with triangular cross section.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27