Fragment of Bottle or Jar

Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle or Jar

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle or Jar
Accession Number: 
76.1.276
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-1025
Credit Line: 
Gift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Primary Description: 
Almost colorless, with yellowish green tinge. Blown; linear-cut. Fragment from shoulder and wall of bottle or jar, with vestige of neck. Shoulder and upper wall are rounded, below which wall begins to curve down and in. Wall has linear-cut motif, which, if it was symmetrical, consisted of circle (D. about 3 cm) containing diamond-shaped motif with hollow sides; interior of diamond was crosshatched, and each space between circle and side of diamond had one short transverse cut.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Former Collection
Berkowitz, Carl, Source
1976-01-01
Content, Derek, Source
1976-01-01
Category: 
Islamic

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume One (2010) illustrated, p. 127, #206; BIB# 113723