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fragment

Object NameFragment of Bowl

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1200-1299

TechniqueBlown, trailed, dragged, marvered

SizeOverall H: 5 cm, W: 4.9 cm

Accession Number76.1.334

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionFragment. Transparent purple, with few small bubbles and one stone (L. 0.5 cm); opaque white trails. Blown; trailed, dragged, and marvered. Fragment of bowl. Rim rounded and slightly thickened; wall curves down and out to greatest diameter, then tapers. Decoration: thick trail on top and outside of rim, and narrow trail wound spirally eight times around top of wall; at and below greatest diameter, wall has marvered trail wound at least nine times round circumference; all but uppermost circuit was dragged diagonally to produce appearance of twisted ribbons or rows of adjoining lozenges.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)