Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
probably Egypt
possibly Syria
Accession Number: 
53.1.79
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7.9 cm; Shoulder Diam: 3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
perhaps about 800-1199
Primary Description: 
Transparent brown glass, with small bubbles; blown, applied. Bottle: pear-shaped. Rim slightly everted, with rounded lip; neck cylindrical, narrower at bottom than at top and with bulge above mid-point; shoulder curves down and out; wall is straight and tapering below greatest diameter; base consists of small applied pad (D. 1 cm), which is flat; pontil mark circular (D. 1 cm) and smooth.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Montbault, Mrs. C. de la Haye, Source
1953-08-01
Nahman, Maurice (French, 1868-1948), Former Collection
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
brown
Technique: 
glassblowing
applied
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 62-63, #700; BIB# 113723