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: 
68.1.58-31
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.7 cm; Estimate Diam (max): about 13 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher. Almost colorless, with yellowish tinge; decorated in yellow shading to light brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of cylindrical jar or pitcher. Wall (Th. 0.1-0.15 cm) almost vertical, with slightly convex profile. Decorated on outside: vertical line (W. 0.4 cm) with short curving projection near top and part of serif(?); to its right, part of leaf scroll(?); to its left, vertical scroll shaped like reversed S, with leaves and tendrils, and, farther to left, curving line (W. 0.3 cm) and part of scroll with leaf and perhaps tendril.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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