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Object NameFragment of Cup with Half-Palmette
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East; probably Egypt
Techniqueblown, applied, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm
Accession Number51.1.168-1
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent green over almost colorless with yellowish tinge. Blown, applied; linear-cut. Fragment of cylindrical cup, consisting of approximately 10 percent of rim and upper wall. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall (TTh. 0.3–0.4 cm) descends vertically. Decorated in relief (Th. 0.1 cm) with part of green motif: vertical half-palmette on short stem, which curves to right and connects with second green element with concave left side and horizontal top that is at almost same level as tip of half-palmette. Green glass is embellished with, and bordered by, linear cuts; colorless glass has single vertical cut 1.2 cm from half-palmette. This cut apart, colorless glass has no trace of coldworking.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek) - 1951
