Fragment of Dish
Fragment of Dish
Place of OriginProbably Italian, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsMax L: 2 in. (5.0 cm); Max W: 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm)
MediumPolychrome composite mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.382
Not on View
DescriptionComposite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of four canes: the first in a pur-ple ground with opaque white rods set between two concentric opaque white circles and a central opaque white rod outlirwd in golden-yellow; the second in a purple gr
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim, side, and bottom of large dish. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; short, straight side proceed-ing diagonally downward; flat bottom. On the interior, a narrow horizontal groove cut on top of the rim.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on the interior.
Published ReferencesEarly Ancient Glass, Catalog # 432.Exhibition HistoryThe University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 1995.
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
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
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