Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-36
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.2 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 27 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Transparent very pale bluish green; decorated in brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of shallow bowl. Rim thickened by folding out and down, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.1-0.15 cm) is straight and tapers before curving down and in. Decorated on outside: two rather uneven horizontal lines, presumably continuous, form upper border to band of vegetal ornament with one long, multilobed leaf. Area around brown outlines has transparent pale yellow "halos."
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: