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: 
68.1.58-383
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.2 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: about 10 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Cup or Bowl. Transparent pale greenish blue; decorated in brown, light brownish yellow, and dull orange. Blown; stained. Fragment of shallow cylindrical cup or bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.1 cm) curves in at bottom. Decorated on both sides. On outside: wall has band of contiguous shallow arcs with ends toward rim, painted in brown; one pair of ends overlaps W-shaped motif outlined in brown and partly filled with light brownish yellow; at bottom of wall, horizontal line, presumably continuous. On inside: behind W-shaped motif, solid dull orange trefoil.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
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