bottle
Object NameGlobular Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East
TechniqueBlown, facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 19.5 cm, Diam (max): 9.2 cm; Base Diam: 6.7 cm
Accession Number55.1.130
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Special Exhibition of Islamic Art
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
The Decorative Cutting of Glass
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with greenish yellow tinge; many small and minute bubbles, and few impurities. Blown; facet- and linear-cut. Bottle with globular body. Rim plain, with flat top; neck cylindrical; wall curves out, down, and in; base has tubular foot-ring made by folding; no pontil mark. Decorated on neck and wall. On neck: five continuous horizontal bands (from top to bottom): (1) plain, (2) row of four square facets, (3) six rhomboidal facets forming continuous band of tall, narrow chevrons, (4) row of four square facets, and (5) four tall rectangular facets; bands 1–3 are separated by continuous grooves, with additional grooves above (1) and below (3). On wall: continuous frieze framed at top and bottom by narrow bands of linear-cut chevrons with double lines, contained within grooves, and with additional groove above upper band. Frieze contains 10 contiguous oval motifs with double outlines; each oval contains six short vertical cuts and has two horizontal cuts where it meets its neighbors; spaces above and below each junction are filled with one short horizontal cut and one longer arc-shaped cut.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-12-13
