fragment
Object NameFragment of a Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Eastern Mediterranean
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique, tooled
SizeOverall H: 1 cm, Diam: 5.3 cm
Accession Number51.1.231
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of a Bowl. Floral canes of opaque red centers with petals of medium blue encased with opaque white float among simple rods of opaque yellow in a dark amethyst matrix, some sugary surface with thin weathering film over entire surface; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, subsequently tooled and fire-polished. Fragment of applied and tooled base probably of a small patella cup or simple bowl, underside slightly concave, pontil mark (?).Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
