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Object NameFragment of Ribbon Glass
TechniqueMosaic or ribbon glass technique, lathe-ground
Accession Number76.1.112
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBowl base and foot. Canes of translucent amethyst, deep blue, yellow, opaque white, also colorless canes with yellow twist, thin milky-white iridescent film on exterior and interior. Some slight pitting; mosaic or ribbon glass technique, lathe-grinding on interior. Fragment is the base of a shallow bowl attached to a wide circular foot. Design consists of a central yellow square from which radiates a cross of amethyst bands which divide the bowl into four quadrants, each quadrant is filled with bands placed at right angles in the following pattern from center outward: colorless cane with yellow twist, opaque white, colorless cane with yellow twist and yellow cane.Provenance
