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Fragment of Dish
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Fragment of Dish

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean or Italy, most likely Rome
DateSecond to mid-first century BCE
DimensionsH: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Original Diam: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm); Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and cast; applied rim; rotary-polished on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.444
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Collections
  • Glass
Published ReferencesGrose, David F., Early Ancient Glass: Core-Formed, Rod-Formed, and Cast Vessels and Objects from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Empire, 1600 B.C. to A.D. 50, New York, Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 208, p. 203, repr. (col.) p. 181 (int.).

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