bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099
Place MadeNear East
TechniqueBlown (perhaps in dip mold), facet-cut, ground
SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, W: 2.8 cm
Accession Number59.1.483
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Not On View
Physical DescriptionProbably colorless. Blown (body perhaps blown in dip mold); facet-cut. Bottle with cuboid body. Rim plain, with top ground flat; neck tapers; shoulder almost flat; wall vertical; base shaped like truncated pyramid, with slightly concave underside; no pontil mark. Facet-cut decoration on neck and wall. On neck: six contiguous facets extending from top to bottom. On each side of wall: in relief, one horizontal lozenge-shaped motif, with concave surface extending for entire width of side and touching its neighbors; above this, wall tapers from shoulder, and below it, wall splays to bottom.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
Sales cat., Hotel Drouot, Feb. 26-27, 1953, No. 91.
Sales cat., Hotel Drouot, Feb. 26-27, 1953, No. 91.
