fragment

Object NameFragment

Made FromGlass

Dateprobably 200-399

Techniqueblown, wheel-cut, abraded

SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm

Accession Number59.1.557

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire

Physical DescriptionLight green, transparent, with small bubbles; blown, wheel-cut, and abraded. Fragment: curved wall, perhaps of bottle. Decoration on part of exterior: pattern consisting of two sets of parallel lines which intersect to make lozenges with internal angles of about 60° and 120°. Parts of two pairs of parallel lines and seven lozenges survive: three lines are single and one is double; two lozenges are plain, three are filled with lightly incised hatching, and one is cross-hatched.
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