Fragment of Cup

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Cup
Place Made: 
possibly Egypt
possibly Western Asia
Accession Number: 
51.1.142
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.1 cm; Rim Diam (est): 10 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
701-899
Primary Description: 
Transparent blue glass; blown, scratched engraved. Rim plain, with rounded lip, upper wall vertical. Upper wall is decorated with narrow horizontal band with single border lines above and below, and one additional horizontal line between upper border and rim. Band contains row of isosceles triangles with bases formed by lower border and apexes touching upper border. Triangles are filled with transverse hatching.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Tano, Phocion J. (Greek), Former Collection
1951-07-30
Color: 
blue
Technique: 
glassblowing
engraving
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, p. 22, #15; BIB# 113723