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Object NameFragment
Made FromGlass
Date300-499
TechniqueBlown, applied, dragged, marvered
SizeOverall H: 1.5 cm
Accession Number81.1.704
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale blue, with opaque red, opaque pale blue, and opaque white trails. Blown; applied, dragged, and marvered. Fragment of Bottle (?). Wall (Th. 0.15 cm) is straight and slightly flared at top, then
bulges outward as it descends. Decoration consists of overall pattern of spirally wound red, blue, and white trails (arranged in this order), which were dragged to form adjoining vertical rows of festoons (parts of four rows survive), then marvered.
Provenance
Source Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith - 1981-12-07
bead
1400-1350 BCE
Corning Glass Works, Fallbrook
about 1944-1946
bead
1880-1950
inlay
99 BCE-99 CE