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Object NameFragments of Bowl

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1200-1299

Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)

TechniqueBlown, trailed, dragged, marvered

SizeOverall H: 7.9 cm, W: 5.2 cm

Accession Number79.1.20

Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt

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Physical DescriptionFragments of Bowl. Translucent purple, with many bubbles; opaque white trails. Blown; trailed, dragged, and marvered. Bowl: fragment of wall. Upper is part almost straight and tapering; lower part curves in and down. Decoration: on upper part, narrow trail, not marvered, wound at least 10 times round circumference; on lower part, trail wound at least 14 times round circumference, with all but top three revolutions dragged diagonally to produce appearance of twisted ribbons or rows of adjoining lozenges.
Provenance

Source American Research Center in Egypt - 1979-06-15