Possibly Fragment of Bottle or Ewer

Object Name: 
Possibly Fragment of Bottle or Ewer

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Object Name: 
Possibly Fragment of Bottle or Ewer
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
68.1.59-42
Dimensions: 
Overall H. 2.1 cm, W: 3.5 cm, D: 6 cm (estimate)
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Possibly Fragment of Bottle or Ewer. Colorless; few minute bubbles. Blown; relief-cut. Fragment of bottle or ewer (?). Lower wall tapers slightly and then curves down and in. Relief-cut decoration consists of part of frieze with lower border defined by horizontal rib. Surviving part of frieze consists of tear-shaped motif flanked by curving stems. Tear is embellished with shallow V-shaped cut, and stems 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. 264-265, #457; BIB# 113723