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: 
68.1.58-172
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.8 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 10.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Almost colorless, with greenish blue tinge; decorated in brown, reddish brown, and brownish yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of cup or bowl that was either hemispherical or shaped like truncated cone. Rim tubular, made by folding in and down; upper wall (Th. 0.1 cm) tapers, with slightly convex profile. Decorated on both sides. On outside: horizontal brown stripe (W. 0.4 cm), presumably upper border of band of ornament; below this, brown outline of unidentified curvilinear motif. On inside: patch of reddish brown filling curvilinear motif outlined on outside, and small part of motif that appears to be brownish yellow when seen from outside.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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