Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-120
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.8 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 23 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Transparent light greenish blue; decorated in yellowish brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of probably hemispherical bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.1-0.2 cm) is straight and tapering at top, but begins to curve down and in near bottom of fragment. Decorated on inside: horizontal band (W. 1.5 cm) that begins just below lip. It is yellowish brown when seen from inside of fragment, but greenish brown when viewed from outside.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: