fragment
Object NameFragment of Krateriskos
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1360 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecore-formed, trailed, marvered, tooled
SizeOverall H: 3.2 cm, L: 4.5 cm
Accession Number79.1.284
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque deep blue glass, with opaque white and opaque yellow and opaque light greenish blue trails; formed around removable core, trailed, marvered, and tooled. Fragment: shoulder and neck of vessel, perhaps krateriskos. Lower part of neck decorated with groups of horizontal white, yellow and greenish blue trails that were marvered, then dragged up and down to create zigzag pattern. Shoulder and wall decorated with similar groups of white, yellow and greenish blue trails that were marvered, then dragged up to create pattern of tall, narrow festoons. Interior retains traces of core material.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
599-400 BCE; 99-1 BCE
150-1 BCE
125-1 BCE
1400-1360 BCE
1400-1085 BCE
1350-1225 BCE
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