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Object photograph·D708·1927–1931

Blown glass bowl (Inv. No. 795)

Blown glass bowl on a stemmed foot, with a flared rim, photographed against a grey backdrop.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, D708. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A blown glass bowl with a wide, flaring rim, a rounded body and a short, tapering stem rising to a flat, slightly splayed foot. The glass is greyish and clear, with a faint horizontal ridge below the rim and some surface marks and weathering on the sides. The bowl stands on a dark tabletop against a plain pale backdrop, shown from the side at eye level.

English, translated from the original record

Blown glass bowl, Inv. No. 795.