Fragment of Jar or Pitcher

Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-327
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 4.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Jar or Pitcher. Almost colorless, with bluish tinge; decorated in brown shading to yellow. Blown in mold; stained. Fragment of jar or pitcher. Lower neck (D. perhaps 9-10 cm) cylindrical; shoulder (Th. 0.15-0.2 cm) curves out and down with, mold-blown in low relief, pyramidal diamond-shaped boss. Decorated on outside. At bottom of neck: narrow band of pseudo-epigraphic ornament. On shoulder: just below neck, horizontal stripe of solid color (W. 0.8 cm), with straight top and scalloped lower edge; below this, parts of two spots or splashes.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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