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Object NamePossibly Fragment of Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, applied, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.9 cm
Accession Number68.1.83
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragment of Bottle. Transparent green over colorless, both with small bubbles. Blown, applied, and cut. Bottle (?). Lower wall straight and tapering; edge of base plain. Decorated at bottom of wall with green pad (H. at least 4.9 cm, W. at least 2.7 cm). Pad is linear-cut in form of stylized animal (?) seen in profile facing left, with two curved cuts at base of neck, one small limb raised and pointing forward, two limbs standing on ground, and haunch indicated by parabolic cut.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1968
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