Molar Flask
Molar Flask
Place of OriginEgypt or Syria
Date9th-10th century
DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); Rim Diam: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumBlown glass, with wheel-cut decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2146
Not on View
DescriptionColorless; seven-sided neck; four-sided body; each side with diamond shape form which extends below body as feet; pointed projection in center of each diamond.
9th-10th century
9th-10th century
9th-10th century
9th-10th century
9th-10th century
9th-10th century
Verrerie de Vonêche
about 1809 (glass), 1811 (engraving)
7th-8th century
1st-2nd century CE
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
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