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bottle

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Place MadeNear East; possibly Egypt; possibly Persia

Techniqueblown (body perhaps blown in dip mold), facet-cut, linear-cut

SizeOverall H: 8 cm; Rim W: 1.6 cm

Accession Number53.1.40

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent light yellowish green. Blown (body perhaps blown in dip mold); facet- and linear-cut. Bottle with cylindrical body. Rim plain, with top ground flat; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; shoulder rounded; wall descends vertically, then tapers at bottom; base solid and shaped like shallow truncated cone. Facet- and linear-cut decoration on neck and wall. On neck: upper two-thirds cut in five contiguous rectangular facets with heights twice their widths; below them, continuous horizontal groove. On wall: two registers separated by continuous horizontal groove. Upper register occupies one third of wall and contains two V-shaped facets with sides separated only at top, alternating with two facets shaped like inverted U with sides separated only at bottom. Lower register occupies two-thirds of wall and contains two facets shaped like truncated isosceles triangles with two triangular steps adjoining base, alternating with two identical motifs, which are inverted.
Provenance

Source Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault - 1953-08-01

Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)