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Object NameFragment of Plate
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRome
Techniquemold-pressed, lathe-cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 9 cm
Accession Number66.1.102
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque light green glass with a yellow tinge, bubbly with slightly pitted surface, some light brown weathering product adhering; mold-pressed, lathe-cut and polished. Fragment preserves part of rim and body, thick wide horizontal ledge (5 mm. thick) bends down and in to form shallow body; upper surface of ledge decorated with two concentric relief-cut ridges with a corresponding groove between them at outer edge, a third relief-cut ridge is preserved on the bottom of the vessel interior highlighting the transition from wall to floor.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)
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