fragment
Object NameFragments of a Dish
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeEgypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Techniqueblown, facet-cut, linear-cut
SizeOverall H: 2.3 cm
Accession Number69.1.66
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with greenish yellow tinge; very small bubbles. Blown; facet- and linearcut. Dish: shallow. Rim plain, slightly inturned, and with external bevel; wall curves down and in; base flat; no pontil mark. Decoration is facet-cut on wall and linear-cut on underside of base. Wall had two continuous horizontal rows of hollow oval facets; facets in upper row were relatively short facets, and those in lower row were longer. Decoration on base is composed of grooves up to 0.8 cm wide: two concentric circles contained cross, each arm of which consisted of five parallel grooves.Provenance
Source
American Research Center in Egypt
- 1969
