Fayoum / bowl sherd / Glass

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Object Identifier
0000.00.3248
Object Name
bowl sherd
Object Type
Glass vessels
Materials
Glass
Length
6.7 cm;
Width
3.6 cm;
Height
[THICKNESS] .5 cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;22 g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Bowl fragment. Dark glass, perhaps purple, with green, yellow, white, red, blue, brown design. Slightly concave. Flower, bird and loop designs on interior. Parallel curved grooves on reverse. Sandy, white and red impurities. Blowing spirals. Chipped and pitted.
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Fayoum
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Wondrous Glass: Reflections on the World of Rome
Glass Case 1 Flr 1
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
Exhibition Year
2009
Publication Title
Wondrous Glass
Publication Author
Root, Margaret
Publication Year
1982
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.3248
Link to this Item
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"Fayoum; bowl sherd; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3248/dscn3261.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
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