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fragment
fragment

fragment

Object NameFragment of Bowl (?)
Made FromGlass, Stain
Date800-999
TechniqueBlown, stained
SizeOverall H: 1.1 cm, Dim (max): 6.1 cm; Estimate Base Diam: about 12 cm
Accession Number68.1.58-389
Curatorial Area(s)
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bowl (?). Transparent very pale blue; decorated in red and orange yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of bowl(?). Lower wall (Th. 0.2 cm) curves down and in, and merges with base, edge of which is flat. Decorated on both sides. On inside: lower wall has part of cartouche with curved lower edge defined by pair of parallel red lines; inside this are parts of indeterminate motifs with red lines and small orange-yellow patches; at junction of wall and base, concentric red stripe defining roundel that fills entire floor and contains ornament outlined in red (now appearing yellow) and filled with orange yellow. On outside: irregular band of red filling red lines on lower wall, which appears to be golden brown when seen through glass. Red stain has narrow bluish halos.
Provenance
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hanging lamp
possibly about 1887; perhaps 1312-1326
Ocean Fireworks
Berit Johannsson
1991
fragment
25 BCE-99 CE
hanging lamp
probably 1850-1900