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Object NameFragment of Cup
Made FromGlass
Date701-899
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Western Asia
Techniqueblown, scratch-engraved
SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm; Rim Diam (est): 8 cm
Accession Number68.1.59-1
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
From the world of Islam
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCup: cylindrical. Rim plain with rounded lip; wall descends vertically, then curves in at bottom. Exterior of wall has two horizontal bands of scratched ornament, each bordered by single horizontal scratched lines at top and bottom, and with two additional scratched lines: one above upper band and one below lower band. Upper (narrower) band contains row of narrow isosceles triangles, bases of which are contiguous and are filled with vertical hatching; triangular spaces between each pair of hatched triangles are plain. Lower (broader) band contains two rows of contiguous arcs, of which upper row has ends pointing down and lower row has ends pointing up, defining plain area resembling twisted ribbon; backgrounds above and below this are filled with transverse hatching. Glass contains bubbles and small stones.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1968
