bowl
Object NameSmall Bowl with Ring-and-Dot Motifs
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place Madeprobably Egypt
TechniqueBlown, pincered
SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm, Diam (max): 6.3 cm
Accession Number65.1.50
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionSmall Bowl with Ring-and-Dot Motifs. Transparent pale yellowish green; some bubbles, including one that measures 1.3 cm by 1.6 cm. Blown; pincered. Miniature bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall has convex profile and curves in at bottom; base almost disk-like; pontil mark anular (D. 1.1 cm), with scale. Wall is covered with two continuous horizontal rows of identical pincered elements, with those in lower row directly beneath those in upper row. Each row has eight contiguous or overlapping oval ring-and-dot motifs (H. about 1.4 cm, W. about 2.1 cm), with raised ring and very prominent hemispherical dot. Surfaces behind pincered motifs are plain and slightly recessed.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1966-11
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
Former Collection
Louis Comfort Tiffany
(American, 1848 - 1933)
