Fragment of Shallow Bowl or Cover

Object Name: 
Fragment of Shallow Bowl or Cover

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Shallow Bowl or Cover
Accession Number: 
59.1.459
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.7 cm, Diam: 4.9 cm; D (est): 9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
probably 800-999
Primary Description: 
Almost colorless, with yellowish green tint and very small bubbles. Blown and relief-cut. Fragment of shallow bowl or cover (description assumes bowl). Rim plain, with rounded outer edge and narrow bevel on inside; wall curves down and in, and is decorated in relief on outside. Decoration consists of single stem-like line and three curvilinear flowerlike motifs, each of which has raised edge and hollow center; largest motif is shaped like kidney, smallest is pointed oval, and third, incomplete motif is indeterminate.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
Almost colorless, yellowish-green Tint
Technique: 
blown, relief-cut

Publications (2)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, pp. 269-270, #469; BIB# 113723
Glass of the Caesars (1987) illustrated, p. 191, #101; BIB# 31831