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bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps 900-1099
Place Madeprobably Iran
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 7.9 cm, Diam (max): 11 cm
Accession Number79.1.233
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBowl. Almost colorless, with yellowish green tinge. Blown; applied. Bowl: cylindrical. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall straight and slightly tapered, curving in at bottom; base plain; pontil mark (D. about 1.4 cm). Decorated with one trail, dropped on at center of base and wound spirally 19 times around base and wall, terminating just below rim.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)
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Werner Bunek
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percolator
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory
1938-1947