dish
Object NameDish
Made FromGlass, Seed, Stone
Dateprobably 400-525
Place MadeEgypt, probably Al Fayyum
TechniqueBlown; applied, tooled base
SizeOverall H (max): 4.9 cm, W: 17.8 cm, L: 23.8 cm
Accession Number53.1.107
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionDish. Transparent light greenish-yellow glass with seed, some bubbles, white stone in body and black stone in rim; blown, with applied and tooled base ring. Oval dish; somewhat irregular hollow rim folded outward and downward, shallow tapering side, slightly thickened floor with low kick; applied ring base cut off, diagonally tooled and rounded by reheating; no pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1953-11-10
