fragment
Object NameFragment of Amphoriskos or Jar
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1360 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecore-formed, trail-decorated, tooled, marvered
SizeOverall L: 3.4 cm
Accession Number59.1.10
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass with a slight greenish tinge, bubbly with dull surface, some pitting, trails of opaque white, opaque yellow and turquoise; core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled. Fragment preserves rounded shoulder and inward tapering, body decorated with repetitive trails of white, yellow and turquoise all of which have been dragged up toward the shoulder in a thin festoon pattern and subsequently marvered into the surface.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
