bowl

Object NameMosaic Glass Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date125-1 BCE

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

Place Made

possibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Italy

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.
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