fragment
Object NameFragment of Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date701-899
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Western Asia
TechniqueBlown, scratch-engraved
SizeOverall Diam (max): 4 cm; Wall Diam (est): 10 cm
Accession Number51.1.115
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionWall descends steeply, with slightly convex profile. Exterior is decorated with isosceles triangle with straight base line and slightly convex sides; triangle contains leaf-like element, which rests on base line and has five lobes on each side and one larger lobe at tip; leaf is enlivened with oval motif; oval and background of leaf have vertical or transverse hatching. To left of triangle, separated from it by narrow undecorated band, is part of second hatched panel (see Remarks). Glass has flattened bubbles, one of which is 1.2 cm long.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek) - 1951
