fragment

Object NameFragment of Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date75 BCE-175 CE

Techniquecast, lathe-cut, polished

SizeOverall H: 3.2 cm, L: 4 cm; Rim Estimate Diam: 28 cm

Accession Number59.1.567-2

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; possibly Italy; possibly Egypt

Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue-green or sea-green glass, bubbly with patches of iridescent crust on surface; cast, lathe-cut and polished. Fragment preserves section of rim, a thin relief-cut groove elaborates the interior just below the lip while the exterior has been cut away at a corresponding level over a 2 cm. wide band to form a raised relief-cut groove which defines the lower limit of this band.
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