fragment
Object NameFragment of Dish
Made FromGlass
Date275-375
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
Techniqueblown, wheel-cut, ground
SizeOverall H: 12 cm; Diam (if complete): 15.5 cm
Accession Number64.1.39
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Treasures in Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGreenish colorless bubbly glass with yellowish-green fracture; blown, wheel-cut and ground. Shallow dish; rim ground flat; wall curves downward, then sharply inward; linear- and facet-cut decoration on outside, facets left rough; part of figure, perhaps male, with shoulders shown frontally and head turned to right; abundant hair with two rows of parallel cuts in facets; right arm extended outward and bent upward from elbow; right hand holds vertical staff-like object; shoulders bare; to right, leafy branch with two twigs, also with leaves.Provenance
Source
Wilhelm Henrich
- 1964-12-18
