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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Techniqueblown (body perhaps blown in dip mold), facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm; Body W: 1.9 cm
Accession Number69.1.61
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass, with greenish tinge. Blown (body perhaps blown in dip mold); facet- and linear-cut. Bottle: body has square cross section. Rim plain, with top ground flat; neck tapers; shoulder slopes toward edge; wall vertical; at each angle between sides, short foot, with horizontal pyramid-shaped projection at bottom. Decorated on neck, shoulder, and wall. On neck: six contiguous vertical facets above horizontal rib. On shoulder: four triangular facets above angles of wall, leaving square “step” just below neck. On wall: each side has horizontal groove above midpoint, with two small wedge-shaped hollow facets above and larger wedge-shaped hollow facet below it; each angle has triangular facet above groove and wedge-shaped facet below it.
Provenance
Source American Research Center in Egypt - 1969
Molar Flask
800-1099
bottle
800-999
Molar Flask
800-1099
bottle
probably 900-999
beaker
1175-1225