bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099
Techniqueblown, perhaps ground, linear-cut, slant-cut
SizeOverall H: 5.1 cm; Shoulder W: 2.1 cm
Accession Number76.1.193
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless or almost colorless. Blown (probably mold-blown); perhaps ground; linear- and slant-cut. Bottle with cylindrical body. Lower neck is narrow; shoulder slopes and has rounded edge; wall is straight and slightly tapered, then tapers more sharply at bottom; foot is shaped like very shallow truncated cone; no pontil mark. Decoration on wall: three almost identical motifs, each consisting of slant-cut V-shaped element containing large raised triangle with, at center, slant-cut vertical line, pointed at bottom and filled with horizontal cuts; between each pair of V-shaped motifs, vertical row of short horizontal cuts above slant-cut A-shaped element.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
