Possibly Fragment of Bottle

Object Name: 
Possibly Fragment of Bottle

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Object Name: 
Possibly Fragment of Bottle
Accession Number: 
68.1.59-8
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4 cm; Foot Ring D (est): about 7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Possibly Fragment of Bottle. Colorless and virtually without bubbles. Blown and relief-cut. Fragment of bottle (?). Lower wall curves down and in, then straightens and tapers; base is slightly convex on underside and has thin, splayed foot ring. Decorated in relief on wall and underside of base. On wall: horizontal rib, 1.3 cm above bottom of foot ring; above this, part of frieze with two curved lines, both notched, one ending in curl. On underside of base: concentric raised ring decorated with notches.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: 
Color: 
From the world of Islam
Venue(s)
Fox-Richmond Gallery 1970 through 1970
Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, p. 228, #382; BIB# 113723