Fragment of Jar

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-375
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 2.8 cm; Estimate Diam (min): about 5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1000-1199
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Jar. Colorless; decorated in light brownish yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of jar. Angle of neck (Th. less than 0.1 cm) is uncertain, but it appears to have smooth concave profile and is narrowest at or near midpoint. Decorated on outside: band of epigraphic or pseudo-epigraphic ornament (H. more than 2.8 cm); stain is thin, and in places it consists of specks of color in colorless matrix.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Material: