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412. Flask

Accession Number 79.AF.184.23
Dimensions H. 8.4, Diam. rim 1.7, Diam. base 2.1 × 2.2 cm; Wt. 56.63 g
Date Ninth–tenth centuries CE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean
Material Translucent dark green glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Free-blown
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Condition

Mended. Pastiche: the neck is glued onto the body. The lower end of the neck is wider than the opening on the body, giving the impression of a slight diaphragm. Iridescence on the exterior, incrustation on the interior.

Description

Flat, ground rim; wide, cylindrical neck. Sloping shoulder; rectangular body, square in cross section; flat bottom. No pontil mark visible on the corroded bottom. An elongated vertical indentation mark is visible along the center and particularly on the upper part of each side, probably a mark from the tool used for the angular shaping of the body.

Comments and Comparanda

On vessels with square or polygonal body, see comments and comparanda 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Unpublished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