fragment

Object NameFragment

Made FromGlass

Date300-499

Techniqueblown, applied, tooled

SizeOverall H: 6.8 cm, Th: 0.4 cm

Accession Number59.1.290

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Egypt

Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass with yellowish green tint, white opaque, and deep blue translucent; blown, white trails applied to parison and marvered flush with surface; inflated to full size and shape; blue blob applied. Fragment, probably from floor of large, shallow vessel. Decorated on exterior with marvered white trails forming part of quatrefoil, each lobe of which has six loops, all beginning and ending at center, and with blue blob, which was flattened but not marvered and is situated near center of white quatrefoil. Colorless glass has one large (L. 0.55 cm) and many smaller bubbles.
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