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: 
68.1.58-164
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.3 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 11 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Apparently colorless; decorated in deep purplish red, pale blue, and deep greenish yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of cylindrical cup or bowl. Rim expanded, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.1-0.15 cm) vertical. Decorated on both sides. On outside: overall wash of deep purplish red; pale blue register includes part of line shaped like inverted V (perhaps part of horizontal zigzag), and is bordered at top by two parallel lines connected by short vertical strokes. On inside: overall deep greenish yellow wash, which extends onto lip.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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