Fragment of Beaker or Bowl

Object Name: 
Fragment of Beaker or Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Beaker or Bowl
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
68.1.59-38
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.9 cm; Rib D (est): 7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Almost colorless, but with yellowish tint; almost bubble-free. Blown; relief-cut. Fragment from wall of beaker or bowl. Wall descends almost vertically, then curves down and in. Relief-cut decoration consists of horizontal rib, below which is one complete linear motif shaped like letter U, but with ends of uprights curling out, down, and in. Both rib and U-shaped element are notched.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, pp. 271-272, #474; BIB# 113723