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Object NamePossibly Fragment of Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, applied, cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm, W: 3.1 cm
Accession Number68.1.87
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragment of Bottle. Transparent light yellow over colorless, both with few very small bubbles. Blown, applied, and linear-cut. Bottle (?). Wall (Th. 0.15-0.25 cm) appears to descend vertically and curve in slightly at bottom. Decorated with yellow pad (Th. 0.1 cm), probably with vertical left edge, rounded corner, and roughly horizontal lower edge, and with three transverse linear cuts and one crescent-shaped cut. Colorless glass to left of overlay has no trace of cold working.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1968
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