bowl
Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
TechniqueBlown, linear-cut
Sizea) H: 3.1 cm, Diam: 8.1 cm; b) H: 11 cm; b) Rim Diam: 11 cm
Accession Number69.1.70
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with yellowish tinge; very bubbly. Blown; linear-cut. Cup: cylindrical. Rim plain, with rounded, slightly thickened lip; wall vertical; base flat; roughly circular pontil mark (D. 1.6 cm). Decoration on wall consisted of linear-cut arcade, which, if symmetrical, had two diametrically opposed lozenges with double outlines separated by triangular arch with semicircular arch on either side of it, all with single outlines; arches terminated in pendent vertical lines with circular element at bottom, and triangular arches enclosed single vertical lines. Cuts are about 0.3 cm wide.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1969
1701-1800
1900-1920
