Molar Flask
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Techniqueblown (body probably blown in dip mold), facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 4.6 cm; Body W: 2.2 cm
Accession Number69.1.74
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with green tinge. Blown (body probably blown in dip mold); facetand linear-cut. Bottle: body has square cross section. Bottom of neck is cylindrical; shoulder narrow and rounded at edge; wall straight and slightly tapered; pyramidshaped foot projects from junction of each angle of body. Linear-cut decoration on lower neck consists of single horizontal groove. Decoration on body is both linear- and facet-cut, and identical on all four angles: short horizontal cut at edge of shoulder and, on wall, hollow facet shaped like inverted V above hollow oval facet.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1969
