fragment
Object NameFragment with Vegetal Ornament
Made FromGlass
Date900-1099
TechniqueBlown, linear-cut, slant-cut
SizeOverall H: 7 cm
Accession Number51.1.132
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment with Vegetal Ornament. Almost colorless, with greenish yellow tint and very small bubbles. Blown and linear- and slant-cut. Fragment of beaker. Rim plain, with lip ground flat; wall (Th. 0.1-0.15 cm) straight and tapering. Exterior has linear- and slant-cut ornament beneath two parallel, and presumably continuous, horizontal grooves, 1.7-2.0 cm below lip: part of vegetal scroll. Stem curves down from left to right; on outside of curve, (1) tendril, which curves upward and divides into two, and (2) narrow oval shoot at junction of stem and tendril; on inside of curve, part of half-palmette or leaf with curved veins.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
