figurine
Object NameFish
Made FromGlass
Date300-350
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rhineland
Techniqueinflated, applied
SizeOverall H: 2 cm, W: 4.2 cm
Accession Number64.1.53
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with yellowish green tint, greenish blue translucent; inflated (perhaps flameworked), with details applied, object then applied to blown form. Flattened tubular body narrowing slightly at head, with extremity opened and tooled to form open mouth; body also narrows toward tail; details added in blue: lips, eyes (indicated by two applied blobs on top of head) long, low dorsal fin, and one blob on underside of body, near head. Fish was lightly attached to wall of vessel.Provenance
Source
Mohamed abd El Rahim el Chaer
- 1964
