Biconical Bottle

late 15th century

Not on view

This is an unusually small example of a bottle made of two cones merged together. While the vessel type was fairly common in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, its purpose is unclear.

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Title: Biconical Bottle
Date: late 15th century
Geography: Made in Mainz (?), Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Overall: 4 x 2 9/16 in. (10.2 x 6.5 cm)
diameter of foot: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Classification: Glass-Vessels
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2002
Object Number: 2002.369
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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