bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 1000-1099
Place MadeNear East; possibly Byzantium
TechniqueFree blown, gilded or painted
SizeOverall H: 21.3 cm; Body Diam: 5 cm
Accession Number55.1.151
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Not On View
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).Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1956-12-20
