Molar Flask
Object NameSmall Mosaic Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 800-899
Place Madepossibly Western Asia; possibly Egypt
TechniqueMosaic technique, rod-formed, marvered, cut, polish
SizeOverall H: 4 cm, W: 1.6 cm; Hole Diam: 0.5 cm
Accession Number59.1.430
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Title Unknown (Bergstrom Art Center)
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionProbably transparent green base glass; white, deep blue (appearing black), and yellowish green cane slices; and deep blue (appearing black), white, and dull red slices. Base glass perhaps rod-formed; slices picked up on base glass, marvered, cut, polished. Bottle. Horizontal cross section of body is eightsided: square, but with chamfered corners. Shoulder slopes and has one broken bubble at edge; wall vertical; chamfers terminate in short, tapering “feet” with triangular cross sections; one chamfer has broken bubble. Exterior is covered with rather jumbled arrangement of two alternating bands of cane slices, which descend from shoulder in clockwise direction: (1) three to five rows of slices, each of which has blue dot at center, surrounded by narrow white and narrow red circles, and with outermost circle of red and white stripes; and (2) two rows of slices, each of which has white dot at center, surrounded by narrow blue circle and outer circle of yellowish green with white dots.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
