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Object NameBowl, Fragment
Made FromGlass
Date200-399 or later
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt
Techniqueblown, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 5 cm , D: 7 cm, Th (max): 0.3 cm
Accession Number55.1.150
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent olive green glass, with few small bubbles; blown and wheel-cut. Bowl: hemispherical. Wheel-engraved decoration on exterior, but intended to be viewed from inside, comprises parts of three registers on wall, and circular medallion on base: (a) vine-scroll, with leaves and possibly other motifs in spaces below; (b) narrow band of herringbone ornament between ribbon-like borders with vertical hatching; (c) tall, narrow hexagons arranged in contiguous band to imitate gadroons; (in medallion) unidentified ornament.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-12-13
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