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Object NameCylindrical Box with Lid
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 50-100
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueBlown, marvered, tooled
SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm
Accession Number66.1.222
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent blue glass with opaque white and opaque yellow patches; blown, marvered and tooled. (a) Cylindrical box with narrow mouth, rounded lip and shallow sloping shoulder; vertical side with folded horizontal flange at top and bottom; flat base, no pontil mark; decorated with opaque white and opaque yellow patches made by picking up colored chips, reinflating and marvering. (b) Hollow lid with conical top ending in knob, broad folded flange and tapering lower part, which terminates in rounded rim; decorated with single yellow patch.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
