Fragment of Bowl
Fragment of Bowl
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Italy
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsOriginal diam: 3 1/2 in. (ca. 9 cm); Calculated preserved vessel H: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Max Thickness: 1/8 in. (.25 cm)
MediumStriped mosaic (ribbon)
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.56
Not on View
DescriptionThe pattern, in the following order, right to left, con-sists of a composite cane with a central length of opaque yellow encased in colorless and outlined in opaque white, flanked by strips of green; a composite cane with a central dark blue length encas-
DESCRIPTION Two joining fragments of rim and side of concave-sided bowl. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; outsplayed side proceeding diagonally downward. Striped mosaic pattern formed from lengths of three alternating canes laid side by side in parallel rows and separated from one another by single lengths of a net-work cane.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from lengths of cane and sagged; applied rim; rotary-polished on both surfaces.
Published ReferencesEarly Ancient Glass Catalog # 353.Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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