Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-162
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 2 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 16 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Colorless or almost colorless; decorated in dark brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of shallow or hemispherical bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.2 cm) curves down and in. Decorated on inside: on lip and top of wall, horizontal stripe (W. 0.6 cm), presumably continuous and forming upper border of register, which contains parts of two lobed leaves or flowers, filled with color and growing on narrow stems.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968