fragment
Object NameFragment of Bottle with Bird
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeMax Dim: 4.6 cm
Accession Number76.1.296
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bottle with Bird. Probably almost colorless, with yellowish tinge. Blown; relief-cut. Fragment from body of bottle (OTh. 0.2 cm) decorated with part of bird in relief (Th. 0.1 cm). Bird has round head with short, pointed beak and eye represented by countersunk dot; no perceptible neck; and narrow body that terminates in pointed wing or tail. Body is filled with hatching, and wing or tail is filled with herringbone pattern. Bird holds lightly notched stem in beak.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
