bottle
Object Name"Spearhead Flask" Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps about 1000-1199
Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Syria
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 12.7 cm; Shoulder Diam: 3.8 cm; Base W: 1.1 cm
Accession Number53.1.72
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent light purple glass; blown. Bottle: horizontal cross section of body is circular at top, but becomes square about 3 cm below shoulder. Rim plain, with rounded lip; neck cylindrical, narrower at bottom than at top; shoulder slopes, with rounded edge; wall straight and tapering; interior of body is conical; base plain; pontil mark roughly circular and smooth.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
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