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bottle

Object NameBottle with Rosettes

Made FromGlass

Date1100-1299

Techniqueblown (two gathers), pincered, applied

SizeOverall H: 27.5 cm, Diam (max): 12.9 cm

Accession Number51.1.89

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Islam and the Medieval West

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionBottle with Rosettes. Transparent, very pale yellowish green, with innumerable bubbles, several very large (L. more than 4 cm), and many dark stones. Blown (two gathers); pincered, applied. Bottle: globular. Rim plain, with rounded lip; mouth short and funnel-shaped; Neck is long, narrow, and somewhat lopsided, with continuous horizontal bulge at junction with mouth; shoulder flat; wall curves out, down, and in; junction of gathers indicated by horizontal seam between shoulder and greatest diameter; foot ring in form of truncated cone, with hollow edge made by folding; base flat at center; pontil mark roughly circular (D. about 1.5 cm). Pincered decoration consists of two continuous horizontal bands of identical motifs, above and below junction of two gathers. Each motif is oval and has dot at center, surrounded by eight radiating tear-shaped elements. Upper row has six motifs, mostly in high, well-defined relief; they are contiguous and in some cases overlapping. Lower row has seven are larger motifs, in less prominent relief; they, too, are contiguous. Near bottom of neck, one sinuous horizontal trail.
Provenance

Former Collection Khahil Rabenou