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Object NamePossibly Fragments of Bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 901-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H. 3.4 cm
Accession Number76.1.252
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragments of Bottle. Colorless glass; almost bubble-free. Blown; relief-cut. Two joining fragments of bottle(?). Lower wall descends vertically before curving in at bottom; base has shallow foot-ring. Relief-cut decoration on wall and foot-ring. On wall: parts of two apparently identical, superimposed arcades forming overall pattern, with centers of arches in upper arcade above sides of arches in lower arcade. Each arch has vertical sides, truncated triangular or parabolic top on outside, and semicircular top on inside; it contains one tear-shaped motif. Outlines of arches are notched, and each tear has two horizontal cuts. On outside and underside of foot-ring: undulating horizontal stem with half-palmettes, which are alternately above and below it.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
