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Object NameFragment of Laced Mosaic Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date75 BCE-25 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Italy

TechniqueMosaic glass or reticelli technique

SizeOverall L (max surviving): 6.4 cm; Approximate Rim Diam: 12 cm

Accession Number59.1.566-1

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment of Laced Mosaic Bowl. Colorless glass with opaque white twists; on rim, translucent deep blue trail with opaque white twist; preformed rods sagged in mold; inner surface polished, outer surface perhaps fire- polished. Bowl with curving side; thirteen rods, each with single spiral twist, laid side by side; rim leveled by laying on horizontally trail with single spiral twist.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27

Former Collection Gutmann Collection
Rome