fragment

Object NameFragment of Windowpane (?)

Made FromGlass, Stain

Date700-799 or later

TechniqueBlown, stained

SizeOverall Dim (max): 3.8 cm

Accession Number68.1.58-333

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment of Windowpane (?). Transparent pale bluish green; decorated in dull light yellow with suggestion of pink. Blown(?); stained. Fragment of apparently flat glass (Th. 0.2 cm). Original edge is straight, with rounded lip; upper surface is glossy, uneven, and somewhat pitted; lower surface is dull. Decorated on upper surface: just inside lip and parallel to it, one stripe (W. 0.4-0.5 cm); projecting from it is second stripe, perhaps part of arc or semicircle, which curves toward left; at point of origin, this touches third stripe, possibly arc or semicircle curving toward right; area between first and second stripes contains part of leaflike element.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1968