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Object NameFragment of Ribbon Glass Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date99-1 BCE

TechniqueCast (mosaic glass technique)

SizeOverall H: 4 cm, W: 5.5 cm, Th: 0.3 cm

Accession Number76.1.113

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Italy

Physical DescriptionBands of various colors, spirally twisted canes and mosaic glass elements; cast (mosaic glass technique). Floor of bowl; quadrant design, cp. 66.1.214, each quadrant containing pairs of like bands arranged in V with mosaic glass element at junction. Mosaic glass elements are square or diamond-shaped with opaque white dot at center, surrounded by squares or diamonds of colorless, opaque white, translucent amethyst and opaque yellow glass. V-shaped components are, from center toward rim: opaque yellow laminating colorless, translucent blue laminating opaque white, opaque white laminating colorless, translucent green laminating opaque yellow, translucent amethyst and opaque yellow.
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