bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date500-799
Place MadeNear East; probably Persia; possibly Iraq
Techniquefree blown and cut
SizeOverall H: 7 cm, W (max): 5.7 cm; Rim Diam: 1.4 cm
Accession Number59.1.435
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBottle. Transparent pale green, blown; facet-cut. Rim plain with flat top finished by grinding; neck short and tapering; shoulder has pronounced "step" at edge; base consists of disk (D. 2.7 cm) with vertical edge and slightly concave underside. Wall is decorated with two horizontal rows of bosses with flat surfaces and vertical sides; at top, four equi-distant isosceles triangles, each with rounded, downward-pointing apex and surface embellished with V-shaped groove; at greatest diameter, below spaces between each pair of triangles, four disks (D. 2.1-2.3 cm).Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
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