Fragment of Dish or Plate

Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Plate

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Plate
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-6
Dimensions: 
Overall Dim (max): 5.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Dish or Plate. Almost colorless, with bluish green tinge; decorated in dark brown and pale yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of dish or plate. Bottom of wall (Th. 0.25 cm) curves down and in at very shallow angle; base (Th. up to 0.4 cm) is flat. Decorated on both floor and underside. On floor: overall pattern of small, conjoined kite-shaped and semicircular motifs outlined in brown; some kite-shaped motifs are filled with yellow, and others are plain; all semicircles are filled with yellow; and all motifs have one brown dot at center. On underside: other small, kite-shaped motifs, which are solid brown; these motifs are opposite plain motifs on floor.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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