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Object NameFragment of Pyxis Cover

Made FromGlass, Gold Foil

Date50 BCE-25 CE

Techniquemosaic or gold band glass technique, lathe-cut

SizeOverall H: 1.6 cm, W: 6 cm

Accession Number66.1.97

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Alexandria

Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue, emerald and yellow-green, amethyst glass bands with opaque white band and colorless bands casing gold foil, patches of silver iridescence on both sides; mosaic or gold band glass technique, lathe-cut. Fragment preserves side and top of lid with undulating banded pattern, major preserved colors are blue and green, the lip of the cover is beveled and ground smooth.
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