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Fragment of Bowl

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateEarly to mid-first century CE
Dimensions2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.
MediumFlowing and undulated ribbons of translucent blue, green, purple and white glass, with imbedded gold leaf.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1819A-D
Not on View
DescriptionGold-band mosaic pattern formed in the following order from serpentine lengths of canes in golden-brown, dark blue backed by opaque white and outlined on one edge by purple, colorless encasing shattered gold leaf, golden-yellow with streaks of opaque whit DESCRIPTION Ten joining and non-joining fragments of rim, side, and bottom of broad, shallow bowl. Upright rim with narrow, rounded edge; convex curving side; vestiges of a flat or slightly concave bottom. On the interior, a narrow horizontal groove cut just below the edge of the rim. On the exterior, two narrow horizon-tal grooves cut in a band just below the rim. TECHNIQUE Assembled from lengths of cane and cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on both surfaces.

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