Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
probably Syria
Accession Number: 
55.1.107
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13.1 cm, Diam (max): 6.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
600-799
Primary Description: 
Bottle. Almost colorless glass but with green tinge; blown, applied. Bottle: cylindrical. Rim everted, turned inward, and flattened; neck cylindrical, with wide bulge near bottom; shoulder rounded; wall straight, curving in at bottom; foot splays, with rounded edge and slightly concave underside; pontil mark roughly circular (D. about 1.6 cm). Decoration consists of three horizontal rows of prominent applied motifs that extend from top to bottom of wall (from top): (1) 10 rings (D. 1.3-1.5 cm); (2) four quatrefoils; and (3) four circular pads, with edges pulled outward to form "stars" with nine (or in one case seven) projections.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1955-09-09
Category: 
Sasanian
Islamic
Color: 
colorless
green
Technique: 
glassblowing
applied decoration
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (5)

Small Wonders Exhibition
Venue(s)
Steuben Glass, Inc. 1982-01-26 through 1982-02-13
Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15
 
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Venue(s)
Musee de Mariemont 1954 through 1954
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Venue(s)
Kurpfalzischen Museum 1952-11 through 1953
 
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith
Venue(s)
Museum Dahlem 1951-09 through 1951-11