Currently not on view
Fragment of a bowl or plate,
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1939-51 c
Information
Title
Fragment of a bowl or plate
Dates
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Medium
Opaque white, red, purple, yellow, and dark blue glass; translucent turquoise glass
Dimensions
pres. 2.1 x 1.3 x 0.15 cm (13/16 x 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1939-51 c
Place Made
Italy
Description
Flat body fragment. On a translucent turquoise blue body are fused polygonal sections of canes: a yellow rod, embedded in turn in purple and red layers, surrounded by white rods that are set in a blue layer and encircled by a white layer.
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Subject
Unknown provenance; acquired by the Museum from an unknown source by at least 1939.
