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bottle

Made FromGlass

Date200-399

Place Madeprobably Eastern Mediterranean

TechniqueBlown, with trailed ornament

SizeSurviving (max) H: 25 cm, Diam: 12.3 cm

Accession Number50.1.49

Credit LineGift of George D. Macbeth

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass Workshop

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBottle. Transparent pale green glass; blown, with trailed ornament. bottle with ovoid body; broad, funnel-shaped rim; neck has slight constriction at junction with rim, then flares, merging imperceptibly with slender ovoid body; tall, applied foot ring with flaring tubular rim; underside of base is rounded, with large pontil mark. Trailed ornament: on rim horizontal trail(s) wound several times around circumference; at base of neck, single horizontal trail.
Provenance

Source George D. Macbeth (1892-1968) - 1916-1950

Former Collection George Alexander Macbeth (American, 1845-1916) - 1893-02-1916
George F. Kunz (American, 1856-1932) acted as an agent in the deal between Tiffany and Macbeth

Former Collection Tiffany and Company (1837-present) - 1893-02
George F. Kunz (American, 1856-1932) acted as an agent in the deal between Tiffany and Macbeth

Former Collection Elbert Eli Farman (American, 1831-1911)
possible former collection, Cairo before 1893