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Object NameFragment of a Millefiori Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt

TechniqueProbably cast, wheel-cut, mosaic glass decoration, lathe-polished

SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, W: 3.5 cm

Accession Number74.1.41 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent blue green matrix, slightly bubbly with some surface pitting, opaque white, yellow, green, and purple mosaic glass canes; probably cast and wheel-cut with mosaic glass decoration, the overall surface was lathe-polished after fusing. Shallow bowl, ground rim with wheel-cut groove ca. 4 mm. below rim on interior, wall is slightly convex as far as preserved, a garland of mosaic glass canes is marvered into the interior of the bowl and appears to be hanging from the rim, the canes are both spiral patterns and star designs.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12