Fragments of Border Moldings
Fragments of Border Moldings
Place of OriginItaly, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); W: 3/8 in. (1.0 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumCast and polished glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1984.2
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of straight border molding. On the right, a strip of opaque white backed by dark blue, with a line of opaque white along one edge; to the left, a strip of dark blue backed by opaque white and dark blue, with a line of opaque white along one edge, Upper- and under-sides flat; one side edge vertical; the other slants diagonally outward.
DESCRIPTION Five straight border moldings, all probably used as decoration for wall or vault mosaics or as inlays on furnishings.
TECHNIQUE Cast and polished.
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, p. 370, cat. no. 671a, repr. (col.) p. 350.
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
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 1st century BCE - early 1st 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
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