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Object NamePossibly Fragment of Ewer with Half-Palmettes
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East
Techniqueblown, cased, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.501
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragment of Ewer with Half-Palmettes. Transparent green over colorless; both with few very small bubbles. Blown, cased; relief-cut. Fragment from wall of ewer(?), which is straight and appears to have a wider diameter at bottom than at top. Decorated in relief (from top to bottom): at highest point, colorless horizontal rib; 0.5 cm below rib, green element that consists of elongated, reversed S-shaped stem, wider at bottom than at top, and terminates in rather open half-palmettes. Entire surface shows signs of coldworking on exterior.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
