Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-334
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.7 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 11 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Almost colorless, with yellowish tinge; one large (L. 1.2 cm) and several small bubbles; decorated in brown. Mold-blown; stained. Fragment of globular bowl. Rim everted, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.2 cm) curves down and out; bottom of fragment has row of depressions (W. about 1.3 cm) with vertical sides and horizontal tops, perhaps separating ribs. Decorated on outside: horizontal stripe, presumably continuous, near top of rim; second horizontal stripe at junction of rim and wall, forming border of band of repetitive scrolls(?), each with rounded top embellished with two spots.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Material: