fragment
Object NameFragment of Bottle with Half-Palmettes
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H (surviving): 4 cm, Diam (max. est.): about 10 cm; (foot-ring, est.): about 6 cm
Accession Number76.1.265
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Bottle with Half-Palmettes. Almost colorless; virtually bubble-free. Blown; relief-cut. Fragment from lower wall (TTh. 0.2–0.35 cm) and base (OTh. 0.7 cm) of bottle with globular body decorated in relief. Wall curves down and in; base plain, with narrow foot-ring. Decoration on wall consists of part of frieze with lower border indicated by horizontal rib. Surviving part of frieze has vertical stem with pair of half-palmettes. Stem divides at bottom and joins scrolls to right and left. Leaves of half-palmettes are separated by cuts, and stem and scroll are notched.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
