Fragments of Twisted Rods
Fragments of Twisted Rods
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
MediumGlass; tooled, with applied unmarvered and partly marvered threads.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1141C
Not on View
DescriptionColorless wound spirally with an opaque yellow thread.
Twisted rod, circular in cross section, probably used as border decoration in wall or vault mosaics.
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. 670g, p. 370.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
Probably 6th Century BCE
5th-4th century BCE, possibly later
Late 6th through 5th century BCE
Late 18th or 19th Century (1400-1225 BCE)
Late 8th or 7th century BCE
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