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bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date800-1299
TechniqueBlown in dip mold
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm; Rim Diam: 9.1 cm
Accession Number79.1.258
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBowl. Transparent yellowish green; few small bubbles. Blown in dip mold. Bowl. Rim rounded, with narrow horizontal rib on outside just below lip; wall curves down and in, then tapers, and is rounded at bottom; base plain, with low kick; pontil mark perhaps annular (D. 1.6 cm). Exterior and underside of base are decorated with overall pattern containing eight rings of contiguous hexagons, six on wall and two on base. Two rings at top of wall are indistinct; others are more prominent. Hexagons on base are smaller than those on wall. Each ring contains about 15 hexagons.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979
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probably 1100-1399
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fragment
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