Fragment of Dish or Bowl

Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-12
Dimensions: 
Overall Dim (max): 4.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl. Transparent pale bluish green; decorated in transparent yellow, brownish yellow, green (pale reddish brown in transmitted light), and orange yellow, and opaque off-white shading to bluish green. Blown; stained. Fragment of dish or bowl. Base flat; fragment thickens from 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm as it approaches center. Decorated on both sides. On inside: part of panel, perhaps fan-shaped, radiating from center or near center of floor and expanding, defined by yellow stripe with green/reddish brown borders; panel contains part of opaque off-white to bluish green oval motif with pointed end, also apparently radiating from center; it, too, is outlined by yellow stripe with green/reddish brown borders; near outer extremity of oval, yellow stripes and their borders project on either side as pair of short cables; near inner end, similar projections terminate in sage green/reddish brown leaves (only one side remains); background of panel is brownish yellow. On outside: off-white to bluish green oval motif and irregular patches of orange yellow.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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