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: 
68.1.58-329
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.6 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 10 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Almost colorless, with bluish green tinge; decorated in yellow, dark brown, and reddish brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of cup or bowl shaped like truncated cone or hemispherical. Rim expanded, with rounded lip; upper wall straight and tapering. Decorated on both sides. On outside: 0.7 cm below lip, horizontal yellow stripe (W. 0.35-0.45 cm), which forms upper border of register containing clusters of circles, which touch border and are outlined in dark brown. On inside: patches of dark brown behind circles and reddish brown spots (which appear yellowish brown when seen from exterior) in spaces between clusters and border.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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