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fragment

Object NameFragment of Beaker
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Dateabout 1250
TechniqueBlown, gilded, enameled
SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm; Estimate Diam (max): about 6.5 cm
Accession Number76.1.646
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Physical DescriptionFragment of Beaker. Almost colorless, with greenish yellow tinge; decorated in gold and red. Blown; gilded, enameled. Fragment of beaker. Wall (Th. 0.2 cm) straight and perhaps slightly tapered. Decorated on outside. Fragment retains small part of register with four horizontal rows of gilded fish with red outlines; rows alternate, with fish swimming upward from left to right and from right to left.
Provenance
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Transcendence
Karina Malling
2016
fragment
50 BCE-25 CE
inlay
25 BCE-99 CE
about 1200-1299 (a-c, e-f); possibly 600-799 (d)