bottle

Object NameBottle

Made FromGlass

Datepossibly 1000-1099

TechniqueFree blown, gilded or painted

SizeOverall H: 21.3 cm; Body Diam: 5 cm

Accession Number55.1.151

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Place Made

Near East; possibly Byzantium

Physical DescriptionTranslucent (originally transparent) light brown extremely bubbly glass; surface dull and iridescent, few patches of iridescent scum; free blown and gilded or painted; cylindrical body with flat base having rough pontil mark, very short cylindrical neck (shape of an egg plant); surface was covered with a rich gilded and/or painted decoration, including ornamental motifs, griffins and birds only the traces of which are left (see rendering).
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