Circular Plate
Circular Plate
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date4th century CE
DimensionsH: 5/8 in. (1.7 cm); Rim Diam: 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.876
Not on View
DescriptionThis plate is made of thick glass in a transparent natural grayish-green hue (5 G 5/2). Numerous pinprick and small circular bubbles are present, with some elongated horizontally near the rim. The vessel was produced by free-blowing and tooling. An angular scar, approximately 1.6 cm wide, is visible on the base.
The rim is rounded and slightly thickened in the flame. The sides are concave and splay outward, leading to a flattened base.
4th century CE
Late 4th to early 5th century
4th-5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
1st century CE
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
Probably first half of 6th century
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