fragment
Object NameFragment of Dish
Made FromGlass
Date300-350
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Italy
Techniqueblown, wheel-cut, ground
SizeOverall H: 7.7 cm, Th: 0.3 cm
Accession Number66.1.148
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale green glass; blown, wheel-cut and ground. Floor of shallow dish; outside wheel-cut with figured scene, bordered at top by two horizontal lines separated by row of circles, each containing lozenge divided by cross into four smaller lozenges; below this, three groups of letters or numbers [!III VIIII III!!]; two figures survive; both have long tunics; (a) on left, faces right, stooping slightly with left arm raised, spindle in left hand, and mass of wool in left hand; (b) faces right looking upward.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
1701-1800
300-499
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