Bottle | Flask | Sprinkler
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureIslamic
Date9th century-10th century
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid
Object number58.37.23
Not on view
DescriptionBottle/flask/sprinkler of clear blown yellowish tinted glass. Stick style squat cylindrical bulb decorated with band of 11 prunts & a band of double threading & neck with two rows of applied pincered bands & double knop below slightly flaring rim sprinkler or dropper opening in neck. Applied foot rim & slight central base kick.Published ReferencesDr. Von Saldern, NORFOLK BULLETIN, Sept. 1962, "...product of a Near Eastern glass house operating within the realm of an Islamic ruler & can be dated in the 9th-10th centuries."
Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici
1928-1938
ca. 1575-1600
