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alabastron

Object NameGold Band Alabastron

Made FromGlass, Gold Foil

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt

Techniquemosaic or ribbon technique, blown, overlaid

SizeOverall H: 9.8 cm; Body Diam: 2.1 cm

Accession Number76.1.46

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Not On View

Physical DescriptionProbably translucent medium blue glass, bubbly with thick dark iridescent film over entire surface, overlaid with bands of opaque white, translucent deep green and possibly amethyst and colorless glass with shattered gold foil; mosaic glass or ribbon glass technique, probably blown and overlaid. Body of two-part alabastron, broken in half with extensive plaster restoration in tip, lower and upper third of the body; entire surface is covered with undulating bands of alternating colors all of which spiral down to the tip; pattern and color arrangement is completely obliterated by the thick weathering crust on the surface.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)