Flask with Applied Prunt Medallions
Flask with Applied Prunt Medallions
Place of OriginIran
Date7th to early 8th century
DimensionsH: 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm); Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
MediumFree-blown glass with applied prunt decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1973.41
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DescriptionA free-blown glass bottle featuring a spherical body and a narrow, straight neck that terminates in a flared, folded rim. The vessel sits on a small, dark base. The exterior of the body is decorated with multiple large, applied circular glass disks (prunts) arranged in an alternating pattern. The glass is green in hue with visible bubbles and surface weathering.
Published References"Recent important acquisitions," Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 19, 1977, p. 171 (illustrated).
late 13th century
Probably mid-5th to mid-6th century
7th-8th century
5th-6th century
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