Fragment of Bottle or Pitcher

Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle or Pitcher

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle or Pitcher
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-49
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.8 cm; Neck Diam: 2.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bottle or Pitcher. Transparent very pale greenish blue; decorated in brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of bottle or pitcher. Lower neck (Th. 0.1 cm) cylindrical, with slight constriction at bottom; inner shoulder flat. Decorated on outside of neck and shoulder. On neck: rather uneven continuous horizontal stripe (W. 0.5 cm), bottom of which is about 1.3 cm above bottom of neck. On shoulder: continuous borderline just below neck, enclosing band of continuous curvilinear motifs, perhaps either vegetal scroll or circles containing dots. All of brown stain has yellowish "halos."
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: