fragment
Object NamePossibly Fragment of Bowl with Fantastic Animal
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm
Accession Number76.1.261
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragment of Bowl with Fantastic Animal. Almost colorless, with greenish yellow tinge; few almost microscopic bubbles. Blown; relief-cut. Fragment, perhaps from wall of bowl (TTh. 0.4 cm), which tapers and is decorated in relief (Th. 0.1cm). At top, short section of horizontal rib, which formed upper border of frieze. Surviving part of frieze may depict fantastic animal with pointed ears, vertical neck and wing with narrow upper outline that curves back and up, and broader lower element that may be either outline or internal feature. Upper outline of wing is notched, and lower element has carefully incised herringbone motif.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
