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Pouring Vessel

6th-7th century (made)
Place of origin

Bottle (Kuttrolf), Frankish (France or Germany), , 500-700, C.188-1956

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
with applied opaque red threads
Brief description
Bottle (Kuttrolf), Frankish (France or Germany), , 500-700, C.188-1956
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.8cm
Styles
Gallery label
Probably found in London
Credit line
Given by R.W. Morris
Production
Frankish (France or Germany). Prof. Vera Evison looked at this and thought it was certainly Frankish! Prof. H.E. Henkes from Rotterdam (Sept. 93) says definitely NOT 15th or 16th century. Much too thin and colour wrong. Older than Rademacher's plate 10b.
Bibliographic reference
Cf. Die Deutschen Gläser des Mittelalters - F. Rademacher (1933, pl.10b) - 4th century. See also Kuttrolf in Mus. du Verre, Liège - Verres Romains Tardifs du Mus. Curtius - M. Vanderhoeven, Liège, 1958 (pp. 46-47) - late Roman.
Other number
6543
Collection
Accession number
C.188-1956

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Record createdJune 20, 2001
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