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bottle

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

TechniqueBlown (perhaps in dip mold), facet-cut, ground

SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, W: 2.8 cm

Accession Number59.1.483

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Place Made

Near East

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.
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