Fragment of Jar or Pitcher

Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-342
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 5 cm; Estimate Diam (max): about 11 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher. Transparent pale bluish green; decorated in reddish brown shading to yellow, and pale pinkish gray. Fragment of at least partly cylindrical jar or pitcher. Wall (Th. 0.15-0.2 cm) is straight and vertical or almost vertical. Decorated on both sides. On outside, outlined in reddish brown shading to yellow: parts of two panels separated by pair of vertical lines. Panel on left contains jar with tall, tapering neck, which is filled with pinkish gray; globular body divided into three parts by two horizontal lines, top and bottom of which are also filled with pinkish gray; and two S-shaped handles extending from above rim to shoulder. Background is filled with irregular motifs. Panel on right contains unidentified object. On inside, in reddish brown: scattered spots and splashes.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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