fragment

Object NameFragment of Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date50 BCE-25 CE

Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori, lathe-cut, polished

SizeOverall L: 3 cm

Accession Number76.1.43

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Italy; possibly Egypt

Physical DescriptionOpaque red and orange marbleized glass; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, lathe-cut and polished. Fragment of rim and body, rounded rim preserves deep lathe-cut groove on the interior and corresponding beveled surface on the exterior creating a distinct rounded lip, wall bends down and in forming a collar above a shallow truncated conical form as far as preserved; on exterior beneath the collar body has been relief-cut to leave a narrow ridge highlighting the constriction.
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