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Object Name23 Fragments of Twisted Glass Rods

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

TechniqueSpirally wound, tooled, trail-decorated

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number59.1.568

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

probably Rome

Physical DescriptionRods of primarily translucent deep blue, several medium blue-green and translucent amethyst spirally wound with an opaque white trail, pitted and weathered; spirally wound, tooled and trail-decorated. Fragments primarily of architectural rods however two spirally twisted rods of bluish-green, one opaque light green and one medium blue rod without trail-decoration may represent stirring rods or pins as one small section preserves a portion of a flattened head.
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