Fragment of a bowl
Fragment of a bowl

Currently not on view

Fragment of a bowl,

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1939-52 a

Information

Title
Fragment of a bowl
Dates

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium
Translucent green, red, yellow, turquoise, and white glass; transparent colorless glass
Dimensions
pres. 2.1 x 2.8 cm, original diam. rim ca. 12 cm (13/16 x 1 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1939-52 a
Place Made

Europe, Italy ?

Description
Straight rim and slightly convex body. Rim of an opaque yellow thread twisted in colorless glass. Body of fused, vertical green, yellow, red, turquoise, and white stripes, and yellow thread twisted in colorless glass stripes.
Period
Roman (style or period), Imperial (Roman)
Type
bowls (vessels), fragments, glass
Materials
pressed glass
Techniques
slumped
Subject
stripes

Unknown provenance; purchased by the Museum from an unknown source by at least 1939.

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