Fragment of Base
Fragment of Base
Place of OriginProbably Italian, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); Max W: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
MediumComposite mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.996
Not on View
DescriptionSerpentine mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane. Each section, from the outer edge to the center, consists of strips of purple flanking a strip of blue-green outlined in opaque white and encasing opaque yellow; within thes
DESCRIPTION Fragment of bottom and stemmed base of bowl or other vessel. Convex bottom; cylindrical stem, tapering downward to a low, rounded disk-shaped knob, probably once centered on the stem. On the exterior, three horizontal grooves: one around the lower body just above the junction with the stem, the other two on the knob.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on the exterior.
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
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Early to mid-first century CE
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