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Object NameFragment of Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt; Rome
TechniqueProbably blown, applied millefiori elements
SizeOverall H: 3.4 cm, W: 2.7 cm
Accession Number66.1.84
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque light greenish blue glass; pitted with patches of thin iridescent film on back and edges; probably blown, applied millefiori elements. Fragment preserves section of curved vessel wall, on exterior an ovoid millefiori element, heavily weathered, surrounded by a garland of yellow, green, and red floral elements.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)
The Glassblower
Göran Warff
1981
sculpture
Ulla Forsell
1976
figurine
299-1 BCE
sculpture
Alan Klein
1983
bowl
300-499
column
325-1 BCE