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386. Molar Flask

Accession Number 79.AF.184.35
Dimensions H. 6.2, Diam. rim 1.1, Diam. body 2 × 2 cm; Wt. 22.23 g
Date Ninth–tenth centuries CE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean, probably Egypt
Material Transparent greenish glass (neck); transparent, almost colorless, slightly yellowish glass (body)
Modeling Technique and Decoration Molded and cut
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Condition

Pastiche. Repaired break present at neck. Neck is a notably different color than the body. XRF suggests neck and body do not go together. The feet were probably longer and pointed originally.

Description

Round, vertical rim; cylindrical neck; rounded shoulder; four-sided body, square in cross section; wedge-shaped feet.

Deeply cut decoration. Deep stroke on each side of the body under the shoulder. Deep, triangular bevel on the corners of upper body. A deep bevel at the center of each side delineates four pyramidal, wedge-shaped feet.

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Unpublished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