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bottle

Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East
Techniqueblown, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, Diam: 4.7 cm
Accession Number59.1.485
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with grayish green tinge. Blown; cut. Bottle: roughly globular. Lower neck cylindrical; shoulder slopes; wall curves down and in; base flat. Decorated on lower neck, shoulder, and wall. On neck, one or possibly two continuous horizontal grooves, and on shoulder, two horizontal “steps.” Wall has continuous band consisting of three circular bosses alternating with three oval bosses, each pair of bosses separated by linear-cut Y-shaped motif with short crossbar at top of vertical element. Each circular boss has horizontal eye-shaped motif, and each oval boss is slightly concave and plain. At bottom of wall, one horizontal “step.”
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27