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Object NameFragment of a Jar
Made FromGlass
Dateperhaps 600-799
TechniqueBlown, applied, dragged, marvered
SizeOverall: H: 3.5 cm; Rim Diam: 4.7 cm
Accession Number76.1.339
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of a Jar. Opaque very dark brown (appearing black in reflected light), with opaque red and opaque white trails. Blown; applied, dragged, and marvered. Globular; rim plain, rounded on the outside; neck short and tapering; shoulder curves out and down. Exterior completely covered with spirally wound trails, red alternating with white, which have been dragged to form overall pattern of 21 vertical rows of festoons.
Provenance
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)
Source Derek Content
Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz
bead
Mr. Larteh
1900-1972
bead
1880-1950
bead
about 450-650
Vittorio Costantini
about 1985-1989