Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Accession Number: 
67.1.61
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 11.9 cm, Diam (max, shoulder): 3.2 cm; Rim Diam: 1.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Credit Line: 
Gift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Primary Description: 
Transparent deep bluish green glass. Blown in dip mold. Bottle: carrot-shaped. Rim turned out, up, and in; neck tubular and wider at bottom than at top; shoulder slopes and has rounded edge; wall (Th. less than 0.1 cm) tapers and has square horizontal cross section at bottom; small blob of glass is attached to base. Wall has 14 vertical ribs extending from top to near bottom.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
American Research Center in Egypt, Source
1967
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
bluish green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Fustat Glass of the Early Islamic Period (2001) #35l, pp. 69, 72, fig. 35l; BIB# 75800