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: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); W: 9/16 in. (1.4 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
1984.8
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of straight border molding. On the upper surface, a thin layer of blue with two central opaque white lines with a backing of dark blue flanked on either side by strips of opaque white. Upper- and undersides flat; vertical edges.
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. 671b, 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 first century BCE to early first century CE
Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
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