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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

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)

Ancient

Place Made

possibly Egypt; possibly Iran

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.
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