fragment

Object NameFragment of Rim of Stained Vessel

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1175–1225

Place MadeByzantine Empire; Eastern Mediterranean

TechniqueBlown, stained

SizeOverall Max Dim: 3.4 cm

Accession Number76.1.458

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment of Rim of Stained Vessel. Transparent deep blue glass, silver stain; blown, stained. Rim fragment of a silver-stained blue vessel. Upright rounded rim, straight wall, possibly of a beaker. Silver-stained decoration on exterior in a band of swirls at the rim, with a cluster of dots beneath. Silver-stained interior consists of a wide band at the rim and indistinct blob behind the dots. The top of the rim is blue and not stained, indicating that the stain was deliberately applied to the interior and is not a run-off from the front. Mended from five fragments.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)