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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran

Techniqueblown (probably mold-blown), perhaps ground, facet-cut

SizeOverall H: 4.9 cm; Body W: 2.7 cm

Accession Number76.1.190

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless. Blown (probably mold-blown); perhaps ground; facet-cut. Bottle. Body has narrow shoulder, vertical sides, and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four pointed feet, one at each corner. Decoration on body was probably very similar on all four sides: at bottom, large triangular cut, which partly defines feet; at angles between each pair of sides, one long, triangular facet, which is deep at top and shallow at bottom, with diamond-shaped knob at top.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)