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Object NameFragment of Bowl with Bird
Made FromGlass, Stain
Dateabout 900-1099
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBlown, stained
SizeOverall H: 1.2 cm; Foot Ring Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number55.1.153
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bowl with Bird. Transparent very pale yellowish green; decorated in brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of bowl. Bottom of wall (Th. 0.2 cm) tapers; base has tubular foot-ring made by folding and with concave underside, with corresponding dome in floor; pontil mark roughly circular (D. about 1.3 cm). Decorated on both sides. On interior: lower wall has traces of indeterminate ornament, and floor has concentric roundel with border (W. 0.4 cm and external D. about 6-7 cm). On underside of base (when seen from interior): bird, facing right; head, in profile, is round, with long beak holding small, bulbous object, and plain ring and brown dot representing eye; short neck; small body; outspread wings, shown almost frontally, with long primary and short secondary feathers; wedge-shaped tail; and two straight legs with feet. Between front foot and one wingtip, small trefoil leaf on short stem. Bird and trefoil are solid brown, with yellowish patches.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
