fragment
Object NameFragment of Dish
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; perhaps Egypt
TechniqueBlown, wheel-cut, abraded, polished
SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm, W: 3.9 cm
Accession Number76.1.156
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent very pale green glass; small bubbles; blown, wheel-cut and abraded, polished. Fragment of dish. Rim plain with flat, cut and polished lip; wall curves sharply inward. Wheel-cut and abraded decoration on outside: (seen from interior) shortly below rim, lightly abraded horizontal band, which forms concentric border for figural scene; figure moving to viewer's right, represented by foot and lower part of leg and half of other foot, wearing calf-length boots turned down at top; boots are cross-hatched; leg above boot is abraded.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
Formerly in the Smith collection (888, acquired in Egypt)
Formerly in the Smith collection (888, acquired in Egypt)
