Fragment of Jar

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-11
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.9 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Jar. Transparent deep blue; decorated in greenish yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of jar. Rim, thickened by folding out and down, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.1 cm) curves down, with slightly convex profile. Decorated on outside only. On top of rim and uppermost part of wall: broad horizontal stripe, presumably continuous, which has spots without stain. On upper wall: part of indeterminate linear motif, possibly epigraphic or pseudo-epigraphic.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: