Dish

Artist Unidentified

Period Roman Empire (Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)

Period Byzantine Empire (Byzantine, 395 CE-1453 CE)

Place of OriginRoman or Byzantine Levant

Date4th-early 5th century CE

Dimensions2 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (5.9 × 23.4 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Object number

1908.68

Not on View

DescriptionFree-blown and tooled. Circular wad on base ca. 1.4 cm. Vessel crooked, slumped to one side. Rim rounded and thickened in flame. Straight, outsplayed sides meeting bottom in an obtuse angle. Bottom sloping toward thickened center. Base slightly concave with pushed-in hollow tubular base ring. Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Color: Transparent natural pale green (10 G 6/2).