fragment
Object NameFragment of Composite Molding Strip
Made FromGlass
Date75 BCE-25 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome
TechniqueMosaic glass technique
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 2.6 cm
Accession Number64.1.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionMultiple strips and canes of translucent blue and opaque white glass, pitted with many bubbles, thin iridescent film flaking off; mosaic glass technique. Fragment preserves a wide probably rectangular molding strip composed of three primarily half-round elements fused together, the upper element is a blue cane overlaid with a thin white layer in turn cased with blue into which a narrow white trail has been marvered. The central band is a base of opaque white overlaid with a strip of blue followed by a narrow band of white and blue which has been cut back in several areas to reveal the opaque white beneath. Between the upper and lower units is placed a small strip of white and blue; the lower band is again a base of blue overlaid with white and blue, along the center is applied a square strip with a thin band of white in the upper outer corner; all of these elements have been fused into a single strip which is flat on the back.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1964-02-20
Former Collection
Gutmann Collection
