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Object Name23 Fragments of Twisted Glass Rods
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place Madeprobably Rome
TechniqueSpirally wound, tooled, trail-decorated
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number59.1.568
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
Former Collection
Gutmann Collection
