fragment

Object NameFragment of Bowl

Made FromGlass, Stain

Date1000-1199

Place Madeprobably Egypt

TechniqueBlown, stained

SizeOverall Dim (max): 5.4 cm; Estimate Diam (max): about 13 cm

Accession Number51.1.145-24

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment of Bowl. Almost colorless, with green tinge; some bubbles, mostly very small; decorated in brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of probably hemispherical bowl. Wall (Th. 0.1 cm) is straight and almost vertical at top of fragment, below which it curves down and in. Decorated on exterior only (from top to bottom): on vertical section, band of indeterminate ornament, possibly epigraphic or pseudo-epigraphic, above band of braidlike motif composed of two overlapping rows of transverse S-shaped elements; on curved section, parts of two concentric circles (W. 0.3-0.4 cm) forming border of central medallion containing indeterminate ornament.
Provenance

Source Phocion J. Tano (Greek)