Fragment of Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-393
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.7 cm; Estimate Rim: about 10 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
900-1099
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bowl. Almost colorless, with greenish blue tinge; decorated in brown and brownish yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of bowl perhaps shaped like truncated cone. Rim tubular, made by folding in and down; upper wall (Th. 0.1 cm) tapers, with slightly convex profile. Decorated on outside: horizontal band containing unidentified solid brown elements with brownish yellow details and one brown spot, below single borderline (W. 0.25-0.3 cm); brown elements have yellow "halos."
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968