appliqué
Object NameFish-Shaped Applique
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniqueblown, tooled, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm, W: 4.5 cm, Th: 1.9 cm
Accession Number59.1.140
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, tooled and wheel-cut. Hollow fish- shaped applique attached to wall of vessel; fish is seen from side, facing right; mouth open wide, with teeth in upper and lower jaws; on head, eye and gills clearly indicated by tooling and cutting; on body, pectoral, pelvic, dorsal and anal fins tooled and wheel-cut, lateral line indicated by single wheel- cut groove; patches of scales indicated by cutting.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
