fragment
Object NameFragment with Inscription
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, Diam: about 6 cm
Accession Number68.1.59-18
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with greenish tinge. Blown; Fragment from wall of globular(?) vessel (TTh. 0.3 cm), decorated in relief (Th. 0.1 cm) with bird shown in left profile. Bird has small head with pointed beak and eye indicated by countersunk dot; thin, curving neck; plump body with folded wing and short, pointed tail; and two short legs with relatively large feet. Behind bird, small part of another motif. Some outlines are notched, and part of head, upper legs, and other areas are hatched.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1968
