fragment
Object NameFragment of Bowl
Made FromGlass, Stain
Date1000-1199
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBlown, stained
SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm; Estimate Rim Diam: 9 cm
Accession Number51.1.146-16
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bowl. Colorless; decorated in light brownish yellow. Blown; stained. Bowl: cylindrical. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.15 cm) straight, tapering slightly; it has hollow horizontal rib, 0.7 cm below lip, and it curves down and in at bottom. Decorated on outside: between bottom of rib and of straight section of wall, band of repetitive Kufic or pseudo-Kufic inscription between horizontal borders, 0.4 cm and 0.3 cm wide; on curved section, band of ovate leaves with pointed ends, apparently radiating from center of bowl.Provenance
Source
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
