Base of Bowl or Bottle

Object Name: 
Base of Bowl or Bottle

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Object Name: 
Base of Bowl or Bottle
Accession Number: 
64.1.60
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.2 cm; Estimate Base Diam: about 8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 900-1199
Primary Description: 
Base of Bowl or Bottle. Transparent bluish green. Blown in dip mold. Fragment of bowl or bottle. Bottom of wall curves down and in; base is slightly concave, with dome at center of floor; pontil mark roughly circular (D. about 1.1 cm). Base decorated in relief: at center, concentric ring (D. 2.9 cm) surrounded by outer ring (D. 3.5 cm), which forms border inside circular band of 22 ribs; ribs curve outward in counterclockwise direction, and stop at edge of base. Bottom of wall is plain.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
el Chaer, Mohamed abd El Rahim, Source
1964
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
bluish green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 112-113, #802; BIB# 113723