alembic
Object NameAlembic
Made FromGlass
Date700-999
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Syria
TechniqueBlown (two gathers)
SizeOverall H: 11.7 cm; Far Side of Condenser to Tip of Spout W: 12.4 cm; Condenser Diam: 6.9 cm
Accession Number63.1.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent light grayish green, with brown streamers, small stones, and many bubbles; blown (two gathers). Alembic, with hemispherical dome. From bottom to top: rim plain with rounded lip; neck cylindrical; shoulder pushed in around neck to form collecting channel about 1.5 cm deep; wall curves up and in and merges with top shaped like dome; pontil mark (D. 1.4 cm) contains scale. Spout attached to shoulder and upper wall; it curves down and out, then straightens.Provenance
Source
Saeed Motamed
(Iranian, 1925 - 2013) - 1963-01-24
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