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Object NamePossibly Fragments of Goblet with Birds and Inscription
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall L: 5.3 cm; Flange Diam: 4.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.122
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragments of Goblet with Birds and Inscription. Colorless or almost colorless. Blown (two gathers); relief-cut. Two fragments of goblet(?): (b) wall (Th. 0.2 cm) of bowl is straight and tapering; (a) horizontal flange near bottom of wall, below which it tapers with convex profile; short, solid “stem,” which splays at bottom and has smooth underside (see below). (b) is decorated in relief (Th. 0.1 cm) with horizontal rib (D. about 7 cm), presumably upper border of frieze, below which is part of bird seen in profile, facing left. It has body with rounded tail, wing represented by half-palmette, and two short legs with triangular feet.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-21
