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384. Molar Flask

Accession Number 79.AF.184.39
Dimensions H. body 3.4, H. neck 2.3, Diam. rim 1.2, Diam. base 2.5 cm; Wt. 29.00 g
Date Ninth–tenth centuries CE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean, probably Egypt
Material Translucent greenish glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Molded and cut
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Condition

Pastiche: neck is probably a modern amendment. Body iridescent and partly covered by weathering and incrustation on the exterior and interior.

Description

Ground rim; cylindrical neck, probably modern. Four-sided body, square in cross section; short, wedge-shaped feet.

Cut decoration. On the upper part of each side is a continuous horizontal stroke; below this stroke, a triangular cut pointing upward. A deep bevel at the center of each side delineates four feet; feet originally pyramidal, wedge-shaped, but currently almost totally ground off.

Comments and Comparanda

See comments on cat. 381.

Provenance

1979, Edwin A. Lipps, 1922–1988 (Pacific Palisades, California), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1979

Bibliography

Unpublished

Exhibitions

None