Molar Flask
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran
Techniqueblown (probably mold-blown), perhaps ground, facet-cut
SizeOverall H. 6.8 cm; Body W: 1.7 cm
Accession Number60.1.2
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light green. Blown (probably mold-blown); perhaps ground; facet-cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck tapers; body has rounded shoulder, vertical sides, and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four pointed feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: upper two-thirds is cut in four equidistant vertical facets; below them is one continuous horizontal groove. Decoration on body is very similar on all four sides: at bottom, large triangular cut, which partly defines feet; at angles between each pair of sides, one narrow rhombic facet, shallow at top and bottom and deepest at widest part, which has two diamond-shaped knobs.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1960-03-15
800-1099
900-1099
800-1099
800-999
probably 900-999
800-1099
Comparable Item/Comparable Item
