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Object NameBox

Made FromGlass

Date1-99

TechniqueMold-blown (apparently blown in mold w/four vertical parts and separate saucer-shaped part for base)

SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, Diam (max): 6.2 cm

Accession Number54.1.7

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Place Made

Roman Empire; Syro-Palestine

Physical DescriptionWhite opaque glass; mold-blown. Upper and lower part of body circular, middle octagonal. Rim vertical, with edge cracked off and ground; wall vertical, with decoration in relief: half-round molding at top and molding of horizontal ribs at bottom; between them, panels separated by raised vertical lines; each panel has a motif. Base has a dot surrounded by concentric circles and a frieze of 2 rows of overlapping leaves.
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