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bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps 900-1099
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 11.9 cm, Diam (max): 11.5 cm
Accession Number66.1.254
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale yellowish green glass; blown, applied. Bowl shaped like truncated cone. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall straight and tapering; base plain; pontil mark (D. 1.3 cm). Single, rather thick trail wound 10? times around wall, beginning at bottom of wall and extending to 3.5 cm below lip.
Provenance
Source Saeed Motamed (Iranian, 1925 - 2013) - 1966
fragment
50 BCE-25 CE
jar
1100-1399; 1900-1979
Continental Can Co., Inc.
about 1967
about 1200-1299 (a-c, e-f); possibly 600-799 (d)