fragment

Object NameFragment with Saints Peter and Paul

Made FromGlass, Gold Leaf

Date300-399

Place MadeRoman Empire; Italy

Techniquefused, grozed, cut

SizeOverall Diam (max): 9.2 cm

Accession Number62.1.20

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Art of the Late Antique from American Collections

Portraits and Propaganda: Faces of Rome

Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent very pale glass with small bubbles; gold leaf sandwiched between two sheets of glass fused together, perhaps by blowing. Roundel with grozed edges cut from base of vessel; two sheets of glass, each 0.2 cm thick; edge of base disk turned down to form low foot with fire-polished edge; decorated in gold leaf attached to upper surface of base disc: reciprocal border, serrated, cut, scratched and containing busts of Peter and Paul, each in tunic and pallium, with full hair and beards, with heads in profile facing one another. Between heads, small figure of short-haired and beardless Christ in tunic and pallium, arms outstretched holding in each hand wreath over head of each apostle. On either side of Christ's head, space-filler. Behind head of figure on left, "PETR/VS" in thickened capitals with diagonal "S". Area behind head on right damaged.
Provenance

Source Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965) - 1962-07-17