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: 
68.1.58-103
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 2.5 cm; Estimate Bottom of Neck Diam: about 6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher. Almost colorless, with greenish blue tinge; decorated in brown and reddish brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of jar or pitcher. Lower neck cylindrical, possibly tapering slightly; inner part of shoulder (Th. 0.2 cm) flat and almost horizontal. Decorated on outside of neck and shoulder. Lower neck is completely covered with brown. Inner part of shoulder has concentric reddish brown zigzag defined by pairs of lines, which create triangles with apexes pointing alternately up and down; surviving triangle with apex pointing down contains roughly circular motif outlined in reddish brown and filled with brown.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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