Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-194
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.6 cm; Estimate Diam (max): about 15 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Transparent pale bluish green; decorated in yellowish brown. Blown in dip mold; stained. Fragment of cylindrical bowl. Wall (Th. 0.2-0.25 cm) vertical, curving in at bottom; lower part has indistinct mold-blown pattern, which appears to consist of several rows of adjoining lozenges, with lengths greater than heights. Decorated on inside: part of horizontal register containing vegetal scroll in panel with vertical border; register is bordered at top by pair of horizontal stripes, 1.4 cm apart; presumably upper stripe (of which trace survives) was just below lip.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: