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Object NameFragment of Dish (?)
Made FromGlass, Stain
Date800-999
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBlown, stained
SizeOverall Dim (max): 5.3 cm; Estimate Outermost Orange-yellow Band Diam: about 22 cm
Accession Number51.1.149-6
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Dish (?). Transparent light bluish green; decorated in orange yellow and pale yellow. Blown; stained. Fragment of dish(?). Lower wall or floor (Th. 0.2-0.3 cm) has very shallow S-shaped profile. Decorated on both surfaces. On outside: concentric ornament that includes (outermost first): (1) band of contiguous orange-yellow arcs or circles, (2) narrow band of pale yellow arabesque, (3) pair of orange-yellow circles (combined W. 0.8 cm), (4) band of pale yellow zigzag with one open circle in each triangular space, and (5) pair of orange-yellow circles. On inside: overall, but very patchy, application of pale yellow.
Provenance
Source Phocion J. Tano (Greek)