bottle
Object NameGlobular Bottle with Long Neck
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place Madepossibly Iran; possibly Iraq
Techniqueblown, facet-cut
SizeOverall H: 19.4 cm; Body Diam: 13 cm
Accession Number59.1.478
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Islam and the Medieval West
Special Exhibition of Islamic Art
Glass from the Ancient World
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Islamic art across the world
From the world of Islam
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent greenish blue. Blown; facet-cut. Bottle: globular. Rim plain, with flat top; tall neck is almost cylindrical, but wider at bottom than at top; base flat. Decorated on neck, shoulder, wall, and base. Neck is cut in seven contiguous vertical facets, which extend from rim almost to bottom; shoulder has two shallow “steps”; wall is completely covered by six continuous horizontal rows of hollow circular facets, mostly arranged in quincunx; top four rows have 20 facets each, fifth row has 19 facets, and bottom row has 16 facets; junction of wall and base has one shallow “step,” and base has small countersunk boss at center.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
