Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Sasanian Empire
Accession Number: 
2005.1.1
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.4 cm, Diam (max): 13.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
200-699
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc.
Primary Description: 
Translucent deep green, with bubbles up to 1.1 cm long. Blown. Bottle: with oblate spheroid body. Rim everted, with rounded edge, flat top, and narrow mouth, made by folding up and in; neck short, with vertical side; lower wall merges with plain base, which has incomplete annular pontil mark (D. 1.2 cm).

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Wunsch Foundation Inc., Source
2005-04-03
Category: 
Sasanian
Color: 
Translucent deep green
Technique: 
blown

Publications (2)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2005 (2006) illustrated, p. 8; BIB# AI90241
Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (2005) illustrated, p. 17, #2; BIB# 88262