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: 
68.1.58-118
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.8 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 13 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Transparent pale blue; decorated in brown, yellowish brown, and orange shading to deep red. Blown; stained. Fragment of cylindrical cup or bowl. Rim expanded by folding in and down, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.1 cm) vertical. Decorated on both sides. On outside: 0.6-0.7 cm below lip, roughly horizontal brown stripe (W. 0.3 cm); beneath this is small part of register containing two curved brown lines that, together with stripe, form roughly triangular space with concave sides; inside triangle, yellowish brown vegetal motif with stem and two branches. On inside: patches of orange shading to red, representing leaves or flowers at ends of stem and branches; they have green "halos."
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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