bowl

Object NameMosaic Glass Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date125-1 BCE

Place Madepossibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Italy

TechniquePreformed canes fused in mold, applied, polished

SizeOverall H: 8.4 cm, Diam: 11.3 cm

Accession Number79.1.77

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

A Touch of Glass

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent amethyst canes with translucent yellow center and opaque white spiral; translucent bluish-green canes with translucent yellow center and opaque white spiral; preformed canes fused in mold; rim applied; surfaces rotary polished. Hemispherical shape; canes of like color arranged in irregular groups and rows; rim finished with trail of translucent amethyst glass spirally wound with narrow trails of translucent yellow and opaque white glass.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979