fragment
Object NameFragment of Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date701-899
Techniqueblown, scratch-engraved
SizeOverall H: 3.4 cm
Accession Number76.1.233
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent deep blue; several small and two larger (L. 0.3 cm and 0.5 cm) bubbles; blown, scratch-engraved. Fragment of bowl, including approximately 15 percent of rim. Rim plain, with rounded lip; upper wall tapers, with slightly concave profile. Exterior of upper wall has two horizontal bands of simple scratch-engraved ornament. Upper band is narrow and has single border lines above and below, with one additional horizontal line with overlapping ends between upper border and rim; it contains row of isosceles triangles, bases of which are formed by lower border, and apexes of which touch upper border; both triangles and spaces between them are plain. Lower band is broader and contains series of vertical lines, each of which has, to its right, vertical row of contiguous arcs; there is no hatching.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
