bottle
Object NameToilet Bottle with Protective Covering
Made FromGlass, Fibers, Thread
Date1-299
Place Madeprobably Egypt
Techniqueblown (glass); wrapped, bound (covering); spun (thread)
SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm; Rim 2.8 cm
Accession Number58.1.22
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent very pale green (glass), brown fibers and white thread (covering); blown (glass), wrapped and bound (covering), spun (thread). Bottle: apparently tubular. Rim everted, with irregular rounded lip; neck cylindrical. Body wrapped with plant fibers held in place by narrow, ribbon-like leaves or strips of leaves bound in crisscross pattern around body and wound several times around neck; entangled in binding, at least one piece of fine thread (cotton?).Provenance
Source
Leopold Blumka
(-1973) - 1958-06-05
