fragment

Object NameFragment

Made FromGlass, Pigments

Dateprobably 200-399

TechniqueBlown, polished, cold-painted (reverse-painting)

SizeOverall H: 6.4 cm, Th: 0.2 cm

Accession Number76.1.159

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire

Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass, with yellowish green fracture; blown, polished, cold-painted (reverse-painting technique). Fragment from center of floor of vessel. Inner surface is slightly concave and bears clear concentric marks of rotary polishing with, at center, more prominent circular mark surrounding unpolished area, presumably where vessel was mounted on lathe. Outer surface has remains of cold painting intended to be seen from inside. Depicted with dark gray outlines and other pigments including pinkish brown and probably white: charioteer, chariot and horses, moving to right; most readily identifiable elements are parts of horses (six legs, one chest, some harness) and chariot (both wheels and axle).
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