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Fragment of Obsidian Plate
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Fragment of Obsidian Plate

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
DateProbably late first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsH: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Original Diam: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); Min. Rim Thickness: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
MediumGlass; rotary-polished and cut on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1711
Not on View
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. 619, p. 342.
Probably late first century BCE to early first century CE
Probably late first century BCE to early first century CE
Bowl
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Probably second to mid-first century BCE
Bowl
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Bowl
First century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Fragment of Bowl
Probably first century BCE, possibly later
Bowl
Mid-second to early first century BCE

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