fragment
Object NameFragment with Pelorius
Made FromGlass, Gold Leaf
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome
Techniquegold sandwich, fused, leafing
SizeOverall Diam (max): 6.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.80
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Book and the Spade
Glass from the Ancient World
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with minute bubbles; gold sandwich. Circular disc; gold leaf roundel between two glass elements fused together: upper, 0.2 cm thick chipped round edges; lower, also 0.2 cm thick, folded to form base ring. Decorated in gold leaf attached to upper surface of lower sheet: two concentric circles containing inscription ".PELORI.PIE.ZESE[S.VIV]AS." leaf spray; inner circle contains half-length male, beardless, in tunic and pallium with contabulatio, holding right hand to breast and clutching contabulatio in left hand; details scratched. Inscription in thickened letters with diagonal S.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1954-10-11
1701-1800
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