bottle
Object Name"Spearhead Flask" Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps about 800-1199
Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Syria
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 14.2 cm; Shoulder Diam: 2.9 cm; Base W: 0.8 cm
Accession Number53.1.73
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep purple glass, with bubbles (largest, L. 1.4 cm) and stones; blown. Bottle: horizontal cross section of body is circular at top, but becomes square about 5.5 cm below shoulder. Rim plain, with rounded lip; neck cylindrical, wider at bottom than at top and with one small bulge near rim and one larger bulge near shoulder, which is flat, with rounded edge; wall straight and almost vertical at top but tapering toward bottom; interior of body is conical; base plain; pontil mark circular (D. 0.8 cm) and smooth.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
