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Object NameFlask with Folded Body Decoration
Made FromGlass
Date400-599
Place MadeSyria
TechniqueFree blown, applied handle and decoration
SizeOverall H: 12.5 cm, Diam (max): 5.6 cm
Accession Number2022.1.57
Credit LineGift of Robert B. Woodward
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFlask with Folded Body Decoration. Light green and blue green glass; free blown with applied handle and decoration. Green glass. Ovoid body; neck tapers, then becomes funnel-shaped; folded rim; base broken off. Pontil technique. Coil handle of blue-green glass; horizontal coil of same encircles neck; body decorated with 9 deep vertical thumb indents. Some incrustation.
Provenance
Source Brooklyn Museum - 2022-09-16
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