fragment
Object NamePossibly Plate Fragment
Made FromGlass, Gold
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown or cast, leaf-gilded, decorated, cased, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.2 cm; Blue Th: 0.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.280
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Plate Fragment. Colorless glass over semi-translucent turquoise, gold; blown or cast, leaf-gilded and decorated with stylus, cased, cut. Plate(?): fragment has very slightly concave upper surface and concave lower surface. Blue glass has gilded decoration consisting of lion standing on ground line facing viewer's right; behind his head, final letter of inscription (N) and part or preceding letter; above lion, two parallel horizontal lines below broader horizontal line; below ground line, two parallel lines which slant, or curve, down from left to right; ground line and broad line at top of fragment have scratched transverse hatching, and lion has scratched details. Back of blue glass has wheel-cut lines, including two concentric arcs.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
