Fragment of Bowl
Fragment of Bowl
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1 1/4 in. (2.9 cm ); Max W: 1 1/4 in. (2.9 cm)
MediumPolychrome composite short-strip mosaic
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.201
Not on View
DescriptionCheckerboard mosaic pattern formed from square and polygonal sections of at least four canes: the first in an opaque yellow ground encased in colorless; the second in a pale blue ground encased in colorless; the third in a green ground encased in color-le
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of carinated bowl. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with two convex curves.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces.
Published ReferencesEarly Ancient Glass, Catalog # 520.Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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