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bowl

human history
  • Other Name

    shrine bowl (maker's title)

  • Description

    bowl on stand; glass; lost wax technique; two part form being the bowl and the stand; large heavy form; glass is an opaque red/amber colour; interior of bowl

    amber-coloured cast glass; interior of bowl is smooth, exterior of bowl has a pattern of indented diagonal lines that run to the bottom of the bowl; thick lip of bowl; base underside of bowl has a circular cut out hole that the stand's circular raised nub fits in to; base is rectangular with taper towards the top; the top half of the stand has 10 protruding rectangles that slope inwards to each rectangles base; large absorbable throughout form

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1993.189
  • Accession Date
    17 Mar 1993
  • Other Id

    G503 (glass)

  • Department
bowl, G503, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 17 Jan… … Read more

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