fragment

Object NameFragment of Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Rome

Techniquemosaic (ribbon glass) technique, cast, tooled, polished

SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm, W: 5.4 cm

Accession Number74.1.38

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionDeep and opaque blue, green, yellow, red and white glasses, slightly bubbly with dull surface, thin iridescent film adhering in patches; mosaic (ribbon glass) technique, probably cast, subsequently tooled and polished. Flared rim, rounded by grinding, bends into almost straight sided body with three preserved vertical ribs, fragment composed of three rows of mosaic canes of rectangular shape, spiraling diagonally down into bowl, each cane consists of long narrow strips of yellow and red sandwiched between wider bands of blue and green, canes have been set in alternating patterns of vertical and horizontal.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12