Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-233
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 1.5 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 17 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Probably deep olive green; decorated in magenta. Blown; stained. Fragment of perhaps hemispherical bowl. Rim folded out and down, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.2 cm) curves down and in. Decorated on both sides. On inside: 0.6 cm below lip, horizontal stripe (W. 0.45 cm), presumably continuous, beneath which is small part of frieze with indeterminate ornament. On outside: extending down from lip for 1.8 cm, band of solid color.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: