fragment
Object NameFragment of Dish
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rome
Techniqueblown, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm, Th: 0.2 cm
Accession Number66.1.143
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless with green fracture; blown; wheel-cut. Fragment from wall of dish with curved side. Decoration cut on outside but intended to be viewed from inside: (when seen from inside) head of man facing front, hair combed forward in symmetrical fringe, thick eyebrows with hairs indicated by short vertical cuts, large oval eyes with prominent irises, nose long and straight, mouth small, hollow cheeks indicated by shallow triangular cuts, short beard on cheeks and chin but no mustache, and small ears, probably wearing paludamentum; above his head, laurel wreath held by figure to right, one of whose hands survives; to left of head, just above eye-level, fragmentary inscription, "]I . TEM".Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
