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391. Flask

Accession Number 79.AF.184.40
Dimensions H. 6.2, Diam. rim 1.6, Diam. base 2.5 cm; Wt. 32.43 g
Date Ninth–tenth centuries CE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean
Material Translucent greenish glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Mold-blown
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Condition

Pastiche. Neck is part of another vessel, quite probably a modern amendment. The body and the neck are iridescent and partly covered by weathering and incrustation on the exterior and interior. Cracks visible on the body.

Description

Round rim; cylindrical neck. Four-sided body, square cross section; flat bottom. The neck is wider than the opening on the body and gives the impression of a diaphragm. A scar of a solid pontil mark (W. 0.8 cm) is visible on the bottom.

Comments and Comparanda

See comments for cat. 390.

Provenance

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

Bibliography

Unpublished

Exhibitions

None