Fragment of Jar or Bottle

Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar or Bottle

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Jar or Bottle
Place Made: 
Egypt
Accession Number: 
59.1.30
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.1 cm, L: 3.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1350-1085 BCE
Primary Description: 
Translucent greenish-blue glass, bubbly with some pitting and devitrification, trails of opaque yellow; core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled. Fragment preserves thickened base or shoulder of a relatively cylindrical or straight-sided vessel, on exterior are two parallel trails highlighting the transition from wall to shoulder or base.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1948-07
to
1959-07-27
Molattam, Sayed, Former Collection
1948-07
Color: 
Translucent greenish-blue, opaque yellow
Technique: 
core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled
core-forming

Publications (1)

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, p. 71, #70, pl. 7; BIB# 29547