fragment
Object NameFragment with Vegetal Ornament
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 900-1099
Techniqueblown, linear- and slant-cut
SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, Diam (estimate): 6 cm
Accession Number68.1.59-26
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless or almost colorless glass; blown, linear- and slant-cut. Fragment from rim and upper wall of beaker. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall straight and tapering. Surviving decoration consists of upper border and part of vegetal motif. Border begins 1.3 cm above lip, is 0.9 cm wide, and consists of countersunk band of closely spaced cross hatching. Vegetal motif is vertical leaf or palmette in slant-cut, countersunk relief, with linear-cut central vein and herringbone pattern of hatching.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1968
