bottle fragment / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 1970.03.0917
Object Name: bottle fragment
Lot: Ruthven, Dr. Alexander G.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Glass vessels
Materials: Glass
Height: 3.9cm
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Two fragments of base of polygonal bottle. Free blown of translucent purple glass with greenish-yellowish stain. Base with slight kick and pontil mark and portions of three wall facets preserved. Center facet decorated with ladder design, flanking facets with zig-zags and sketchy vegetal motifs.
Verbatim Date: 11th- early 12th centuries
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 1970.03.0917
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1970.03.0917/1970_03_0917

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