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Molar Flask

Object NameSmall Bottle

Made FromGlass

Date800-1099

Techniquefree blown and cut

SizeOverall H: 10 cm; Shoulder Diam: 2.5 cm

Accession Number53.1.62

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

possibly Egypt; possibly Iran

Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue. Blown (probably mold-blown); perhaps ground; facet- and linear-cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; body tall, with rounded shoulder, vertical sides, and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four pointed feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: upper two-thirds has four equidistant vertical facets, below which is one continuous horizontal groove. On upper body: each side has two elongated tear-shaped cuts arranged to form V, and each corner has single triangular cut; below these, two continuous horizontal grooves. On lower body: each side has narrow triangular cut with apex at top, and each corner has triangular cut with apex at bottom.
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