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: 
68.1.58-249
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.1 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: 11 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Almost colorless, with greenish blue tinge; decorated in brown and dull red. Blown; stained. Fragment of cylindrical cup or bowl. Rim thickened, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.1 cm) vertical. Decorated on both sides. On outside, in brown: 0.75 cm below lip, horizontal line (W. 0.35 cm) forms upper border of register that, if it was repetitive, was divided into panels by pairs of vertical lines that touch border; surviving part of panel contains outline of circular or roughly circular motif; brown stain has narrow yellow “halos.” On inside: brown stripe between vertical lines (it appears yellowish brown when viewed through glass), and dull red patch filling motif in panel.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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