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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: 5.4 cm; Body W: 2 cm

Accession Number76.1.185

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent bluish green. Blown (probably mold-blown); perhaps ground; facet-cut. Bottle. Bottom of neck has circular cross section; 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, with horizontal groove above midpoint. On shoulder: triangular step has been removed from all four corners, leaving raised square area with angles at 45 degrees to corners. On upper wall: each side has two contiguous wedge-shaped facets, which are wider at top than at bottom. On lower wall: large wedge-shaped cut, which partly defines feet; at angles between each pair of sides, one long triangular facet, which begins just below top, ends at top of foot, and has protrusion at horizontal groove.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Feldmann Collection

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