fragment
Object Name9 Fragments of Bowls
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueMosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeRim Fragment with Rosettes H: 2.5 cm, W: 2.5 cm
Accession Number64.1.219
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of George S. McKearin
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque red, opaque white, opaque yellow all in a translucent deep green or yellow-green matrix, dull surface, some pitting and brown weathering crust; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragments preserve various sections of rim or body of bowls and dishes. One interesting fragment with a thickened rim and wheel-cut groove on exterior preserves a deep dish or possibly a beaker with rosettes of yellow centers cased with green around which are opaque red petals cased with yellow which float in a series of round yellow canes; two other fragments preserve random red and white floral designs floating in a series of opaque yellow canes all in a green matrix; two additional fragments retain rim fragments; the remaining four are sections of curved vessel wall.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1964-09-09
