jar
Object NameSmall Jar
Made FromGlass, Copper Alloy
Date800-1099
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 1.6 cm, Diam: 1.7 cm
Accession Number76.1.196
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless. Blown; relief-cut. Jar with cylindrical mouth and four-sided wall and base. Rim plain, with top flush with shoulder, which is probably flat (see “Comment”); wall vertical, but curving in at bottom; base flat; no pontil mark. Wall cut to form four adjoining flat tear-shaped facets (H. 1.3 cm, W. 1.1 cm), each truncated at top and containing one small oval boss; on shoulder and upper wall, four hollow facets, one between each pair of flat facets. The shoulder is covered by a copper alloy disk (Th. 0.1 cm) with a circular hole (D. 0.4 cm) at the center.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
