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Object NameSmall Jar
Made FromGlass
Date800-1099
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm, Diam: 2.1 cm
Accession Number76.1.197
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, perhaps with yellowish tinge. Blown; relief-cut. Jar with cylindrical mouth and four-sided wall and base. Rim plain, with top flush with shoulder, which is flat; wall vertical, but curving in at bottom;base flat; no pontil mark. Wall cut to form four adjoining flat tear-shaped facets (H. 1.6 cm, W. 1.2 cm), each containing one small oval boss; on shoulder and upper wall, four hollow facets, one between each pair of flat facets. Underside of base has wheel-cut cruciform motif.
Provenance
Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01
Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)
goblet
1900-1920
jar
800-1099
bottle
800-999
jar
800-1099
bottle
800-999