bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps 600-799
Place Madeperhaps Syria
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm; Across Cage (max): 5.7 cm; Base Diam: 4.7 cm
Accession Number55.1.34
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Islam and the Medieval West
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBottle. Transparent yellowish green glass with specks of scale, translucent greenish blue glass; blown, applied. Bottle: cylindrical, lopsided. Rim flares and has horizontal top; neck narrow, with irregular bulge near bottom; shoulder slopes, with rounded edge; wall vertical, curving in at bottom; base is shaped like shallow cone, made by folding and with rounded edge; pontil mark annular (D. 1.3 cm). Top of rim has blue trail. Entire wall is covered by "cage" made from five continuous horizontal zigzag trails, attached to wall at bottom but otherwise free-standing. Top, middle, and bottom trails are green; second and fourth trails are blue.Provenance
Source
Fouad Alouf
- 1955-06-09
1975-2010
1100-1225
1275-1325
