Fragment of Cup or Bowl

Object Name: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-221
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.7 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 13 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Transparent pale bluish green; decorated in brown shading to yellowish brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of cylindrical cup or bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.15-0.2 cm) vertical, but curving down and in at bottom. Decorated on inside: register (W. 2.6 cm) containing pseudo-epigraphic inscription, bordered at top and bottom by pairs of horizontal stripes (W. 0.3-0.6 cm); uppermost stripe begins at lip, and lowest is at bottom of wall.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Material: 
Inscription: 
Inscription