fragment
Object NameFragment of Bowl
Made FromGlass, Stain
Dateprobably 1001-1199
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBlown, stained
SizeOverall H: about 3.6 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: perhaps about 20 cm
Accession Number51.1.145-1
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bowl. Almost colorless, with greenish tinge; decorated in yellow shading to brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of shallow bowl. Rim turned out and down, with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.15-0.2 cm) curves down and in. Decorated on outside of rim and inside of wall. On rim: row, presumably continuous, of oval dots (L. 0.6 cm). On inside of wall: part of vegetal scroll containing Kufic inscription (H. more than 3.4 cm), also presumably continuous and repetitive, with one word: al-yumn (good fortune) or al-mann (gracious gift).Provenance
Source
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
