fragment
Object NameFragment of Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date701-899
Techniqueblown, scratch-engraved
SizeOverall H: 2.9 cm, W: 5.1 cm
Accession Number76.1.245
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent deep blue glass with very small bubbles; blown, scratch-engraved. Fragment of bottle, assembled from four joining pieces. Wall curves out and down with smooth convex profile. Exterior has scratch-engraved ornament. This consists of three horizontal bands separated by narrow undecorated strips (from assumed top to bottom): (1) contains row of isosceles triangles (?) with bases formed by border line and interiors filled with transverse hatching; (2) contains large isosceles triangles, sides of which are in form of long, narrow strips with scratched outlines and plain interiors; each triangle contains one arc-shaped element with scratched outlines and plain interior; these elements have alternating upward- and downward-pointing ends; backgrounds have transverse hatching; and (3) contains indeterminate motifs and has transverse hatching.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
