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Object Name9 Fragments of Bowls

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

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)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire

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.
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