Spout Fragment / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 1970.03.0889
Object Name: Spout Fragment
Lot: Ruthven, Dr. Alexander G.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Glass vessels
Materials: Glass
Width: 6.3
Height: 5.7
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Neck and spout of a pitcher. Free blown and cut in thick translucent pinkish tan glass. Spout pulled out into narrow pointed lip and decorated with an applied trail of opaque dark blue glass marvered in and flattened on top. Sides of spout cut out into broad horizontal ovals. At top of body a horizontal band cut out under lip two-thirds of the way around vessel. Remains of a thick faceted handle attached at rim opposite lip. Trace of another horizontal cut band at bottom of preserved piece.
Verbatim Date: ca. 1000 AD
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 1970.03.0889
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1970.03.0889/1970_03_0889

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Full citation: "Spout Fragment; Glass". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1970.03.0889/1970_03_0889. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 07, 2023.