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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-999

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)

Ancient

Place Made

Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)

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.
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