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Object NameFragment of Bowl with Ring-and-Dot Motifs
Made FromGlass
Date999-1099
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
TechniqueBlown, applied, pincered
SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm, Diam: about 10 cm; Base Diam: 4.5 cm
Accession Number81.1.38
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bowl with Ring-and-Dot Motifs. Transparent pale greenish yellow; very many small bubbles. Blown; base applied; pincered. Fragment of bowl. Lower wall tapers at shallow angle; base consists of flat pad (Th. 0.4 cm); pontil mark roughly circular (D. 1.1 cm), with scale. Decoration: on bottom of wall, concentric circle of oval ring-and-dot motifs (L. about 3 cm), of which parts of five (of six) survive, each with raised ring and prominent raised dot; on underside, covered by applied base, six slightly curved lines radiating from center and ending at ring-and-dot motifs.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1981-12-29
