Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-204
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 4.2 cm; Estimate Diam (max): 14 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Colorless or almost colorless; decorated in yellowish brown shading to yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of hemispherical bowl. Wall (Th. 0.15-0.2 cm) is almost vertical at top of fragment and then curves down and in. Decorated on outside: straight part of wall has single horizontal line (W. 0.35 cm), which presumably was continuous; curved part has horizontal band of rudimentary guilloche composed of two overlapping rows of recumbent S-shaped motifs.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: