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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran

Techniqueprobably cast, drilled, cut, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm; Shoulder W: 2.2 cm; Rim Diam: 1.8 cm

Accession Number53.1.60

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent light green. Probably cast; drilled, cut, ground, polished. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; shoulder narrow, with rounded edge; body tall, with vertical walls and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four short, pointed feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: four vertical oval facets, one above each side of body, and one continuous horizontal groove just above shoulder; at each angle of body: one elongated rhomboid facet, which is deepest at widest point, where it contains prominent diamond-shaped boss; on wall, between each pair of facets: one V-shaped cut above one long triangular cut, which terminates between feet.
Provenance

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

Former Collection Maurice Nahman (French, 1868-1948)