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Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Small bottle
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.

Small bottle

DepartmentIslamic Art
Date6th-8th century A.D.
MediumGlass and gold(?)
Dimensionsh. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
rim diam. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
max. diam. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Object number86.138.306
GeographyDescriptionFree-blown miniature flask of dark (amethyst?) glass with added white. Small flattened spherical body, slightly pinched in, with wide cylindrical neck and plain rim, with a metal (gold?) band at the rim. Flattened base with pontil mark. Plain spiral thread just below rim; original color unknown, now grayish-tan. White spiral threads from rim to base, festooned. Red swirls visible on interior of rim.ProvenanceBy purchase, the Stark family, Orange, Texas, between 1927 and 1929; by bequest, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1965; by purchase, the San Antonio Museum of Art with funding from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willson, 1986Exhibition History"From a Fiery Furnace: The Ancient Art of Glassmaking," San Antonio Museum of Art, July 5 - October 12, 2003

“Mediterráneo—Egipto, Grecia y Roma: Vidrio, Escultura y Relieves de la Antigüedad Clasica,” Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico, Apr. 27-Nov. 7, 2004
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