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: 
68.1.58-41
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.3 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 11 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Transparent very pale green; decorated in yellowish brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of cylindrical cup or bowl. Wall (Th. 0.1-0.15 cm) vertical. Decorated on outside: broad horizontal border above band of apparently repetitive Kufic or pseudo-Kufic inscription: perhaps al-yumn (good fortune).
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: