Fragment of Column Veneer
Fragment of Column Veneer
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); W: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumCast glass; assembled from sections of cane and cast, possibly by sagging; polished on the exterior; interior left rough.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.658
Not on View
DescriptionOynx mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with opaque white veining, probably in imitation of banded agate.
Two joining fragments of veneer from a small column. Cylindrical shape with no perceptible taper; portions of three vertical, concave curving flutes preserved.
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. 668, p. 369.
2nd century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
probably second century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
1st century BCE
probably second century BCE
Probably second to mid-first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
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