Fragment of Bottle

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-252
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.4 cm; Estimate Bottom of Neck Diam: about 4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bottle. Colorless or almost colorless; decorated in brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of bottle. Bottom of neck cylindrical; shoulder (Th. 0.1-0.15 cm) slopes at shallow angle and has rounded edge. Decorated on outside: at bottom of neck, horizontal stripe (W. 0.45 cm); on shoulder, two motifs, presumably part of band of repetitive ornament; on left, calyx-like element shaped like inverted V, with single straight line between concave sides; elongated loop, with rounded end near neck.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Material: