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bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueBlown, thread decorated
SizeOverall H: 5.7 cm; Mouth Diam: 8.4 cm
Accession Number79.1.208
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBowl. Transparent pale green; greenish blue trail. Blown; applied. Bowl: bell-shaped. Rim vertical, with rounded lip and hollow bulge at junction with wall; base has splayed tubular foot-ring made by folding, and dome at center of floor; prominent pontil mark. On wall, one continuous horizontal trail above one continuous zigzag trail.
Provenance
Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979-03-25
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