fragment
Object NameFragment of Dish
Made FromGlass
Date275-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
Techniqueblown, wheel-cut, ground
SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm
Accession Number59.1.136
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless bubbly glass with brownish tinge; blown; wheel-cut and ground. Shallow dish; rim ground flat; wall curves downward and then sharply inward; decoration on outside linear- and facet-cut with cuts left rough: fragmentary retrograde inscription in Greek capital letters with prominent serifs; iota, omega, alpha, nu, nu, eta (ioanne[s]); omega is in form of W, alpha has V-shaped cross bar; parts of unidentified motifs above and below.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
