Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-46
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.7 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 16 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Transparent blue, with few very small bubbles; decorated in pale green. Blown; stained. Fragment of shallow bowl. Rim thickened on outside, and with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.15-0.2 cm) tapers, with uneven, slightly convex profile. Decorated on interior and exterior of rim. On interior: beginning at lip, solid horizontal band (W. 1.2 cm) with scalloped bottom; below this, curvilinear stem and solid leaflike forms. On exterior: scalloped band extends over lip and uppermost 0.35 cm of wall.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Material: 
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