Molar Flask
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Iran
Techniqueblown (probably mold-blown), facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 9.2 cm; Body W: 1.8 cm; Rim Diam: 1.7
Accession Number55.1.32
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep green. Blown (probably mold-blown); facet- and linear-cut. Bottle. Rim plain, with flat top; neck roughly cylindrical, but wider at top than at bottom; body tall, with vertical walls and square cross section; at bottom of wall, four pointed feet, one at each corner. Decorated on neck and body. On neck: surface was removed at top and bottom to create raised band that is decorated with two linear-cut V-shaped motifs, with four roughly triangular hollow facets above and between them. 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.Provenance
Source
Fouad Alouf
- 1955-06-09
800-1099
800-1099
800-1099
800-1099
800-1099
800-999
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