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Object NameFragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel

Made FromGlass

Date50 BCE-25 CE

TechniqueMosaic or gold band glass technique, lathe-cut

SizeOverall H: 3 cm

Accession Number59.1.587 D

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Alexandria

Physical DescriptionFragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel. Translucent amethyst and emerald green glass bands with opaque white bands and colorless bands casing gold foil; dull, pitted and retains patches of thin iridescent weathering crust; mosaic or gold band glass technique, lathe-cut. Pyxis, fragment preserves part of vessel floor and wall, composed of alternating strips of multi-layered ribbons, the floor and wall are formed of an opaque yellow ribbon sandwich between ribbons of transparent green; a narrow opaque white and opaque yellow line separate this band from the adjacent one which is composed of flower canes of translucent green outlined in yellow in a translucent green matrix, these canes alternate with gold band canes which have not been scratched or shattered but present a regular foil surface.
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