Fragment of Dish or Bowl

Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-188
Dimensions: 
Overall Dim (max): 4.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl. Transparent pale greenish blue; decorated in dark purplish brown and brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of dish or bowl. Base (Th. 0.1 cm at edge of fragment and 0.25 cm at center of vessel) is flat; only part of pontil mark remains. Decorated on outside: if ornament was symmetrical, it consisted of two cruciform motifs intersecting at center at angle of 45 degrees: (1) each arm consisted of three narrow, parallel dark purplish brown stripes; (2) each arm consisted of one broader brown stripe, possibly oval, with dark purplish brown line on long axis.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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