Currently not on view
One of eleven fragments of millefiori bowls,
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1939-87 h
Information
Title
One of eleven fragments of millefiori bowls
Dates
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Medium
Opaque white, red, “black,” green, and yellow glass
Dimensions
pres. 5.8 x 2.1 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1939-87 h
Place Made
Europe, Italy ?
Description
Rim made of a “black” and white twisted rod. Wide conical body. Composite mosaic pattern formed from rows of polygonal sections of canes: (a) a red central rod set in white, surrounded by about thirty petals, alternating red and white; (b) a “black” central rod set in white, surrounded by about thirty petals, alternating “black” and white; (c) a yellow central rod set in white, surrounded by many tiny, slanting yellow rods, fused in a green base.
Materials
Techniques
Unknown provenance; acquired by the Museum from an unknown source by at least 1939.
