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pitcher

Object NamePendant Shaped Like a Pitcher

Made FromGlass

Date300-399

TechniqueTooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 2.2 cm

Accession Number76.1.135

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTranslucent greenish blue and translucent brownish yellow glass; rod-formed, tooled and applied. Pendant in form of cylindrical pitcher. Body consists of narrow cylindrical tube, with plug of glass at bottom; disk-shaped foot formed by tooling and flattening; rim has horizontal trail wound once around circumference; there are two additional horizontal trails, one halfway between rim and foot, other below it; all of these elements are blue. Between horizontal trails on body, openwork "cage" made by applying yellow trail in zigzag pattern. Finally, second yellow trail was dropped onto cage, drawn up to form handle, attached to underside of rim, and wound once around.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)