fragment
Object Name2 Fragments
Made FromGlass
Date1-199
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt
TechniqueBlown, enamel decoration
Size(a) W: 3 cm; (b) H: 3 cm, D: 2.9 cm, Th: 0.1 cm
Accession Number74.1.59
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSemi-transparent deep blue, royal blue glasses; blown, enameled. (a) Royal blue glass, crizzling on interior surface, usage scratches on exterior; blown with enamel decoration Fragment preserves stylized garland painted in opaque yellow blobs above a border line of opaque yellow and opaque red; (b) fragment from vessel of unknown form; decoration in opaque white, opaque pink, opaque yellow, opaque blue, opaque red, opaque brown, and opaque yellow: perhaps parts of three marine creatures: (A) prawn with brown outlines and antennae, and blue body; (B) elongated element, rounded at end, which is blue, and with brown, red, and yellow details; behind (B) and part of (A), (C) larger element with double-curved sides, painted in pink which shades into brown, and with brown spots; adjoining (C) and perhaps belonging to it, one narrow white line.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
