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Object NameFragment of Dish or Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date300-350
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown, wheel-cut, abraded
SizeOverall D: 8 cm
Accession Number72.1.13
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale green glass with bubbles and seed; blown, wheel-cut, abraded. Wall of dish or bowl; decorated on outside with part of scene with figures inside two or more concentric bands, innermost of which has short transverse cuts inside and out, resembling pair of leaves; to left, part of figure facing right, head apparently covered, right arm raised, brandishing two arrow or stick-like objects; to right and above, leafy vegetation.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1972-12-22
vase
Josiah Wedgwood
about 1790
vase
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
about 1877-1880
vase
Franz Paul Zach
1862
pitcher
300-499
fragment
99 BCE-99 CE