Flask
MS4938
From: Israel | Nazareth (Israel)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4938 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Islamic (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Israel | Nazareth (Israel) |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Mould-Blown | Threading |
| Description | Greenish-blue glass flask. Fluted bulbous body; spiral dark green threading on neck. Narrow mouth Mold blown greenish blue flask of glass. Heavy yellow iridescence on the neck which is elongated and constricted at its base. The bulbous body is fluted; below is a narrow three-sectioned tube ending in a small bulb. The neck is closely wrapped in spiralled glass threads of dark green glass. The opening is very narrow. This shape and its use are a complete mystery to me. |
| Height | 19.6 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number | GL18 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 1877 - Other Number |
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