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Object NameFragment of Oblong Dish

Made FromGlass

Date25-1 BCE

Techniquecased, mosaic or millefiori, polished

SizeOverall W: 5.5 cm, D: 4.2

Accession Number59.1.107 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean

Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue-green matrix, star canes; opaque yellow and translucent green rays radiating from a circular center of translucent amethyst cased with translucent blue-green and opaque white, entire surface is dull and pitted with brown weathering crust adhering to sides and pitting; mosaic or millefiori technique. Canes arranged on end to form an oblong vessel with short rounded sides each retaining a cut and polished flat horizontal handle of truncated triangular shape, the handles taper in to the body, the wall bends in to form a convex profile, finished by applying a coil of deep blue-green glass wrapped with two spirally wound trails of opaque white and translucent deep blue glass; flattened base; probably ground and polished on both sides.
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