fragment

Object NameFragment of Shallow Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date75 BCE-25 CE

Place MadeRome

TechniqueMosaic glass or ribbon glass technique

SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm

Accession Number66.1.95

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBand of opaque white, translucent amethyst and translucent medium blue glass, some pitting and bubbles with dull interior surface, exterior polished recently; mosaic glass or ribbon glass technique. Fragment preserves section of rim and part of body, design consists of bands of blue, amethyst and white coiled in a spiral motif forming a bold regular pattern over the surface of the vessel; the rim is rounded by grinding, wall bends down and in gently to form a convex or lens-shaped form as far as preserved.
Provenance

Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966

Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)