Fragments of Border Moldings
Fragments of Border Moldings
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W: 3/8 in. (1.0 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.35 cm)
MediumCast and polished glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1984.11
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of straight border molding. On the right, a strip of green encasing opaque white; at the center, a strip of dark blue encasing opaque white and outlined in opaque white; to the left, a strip of green encasing opaque white. Upper and undersides flat; vertical edges.
Five straight border moldings, all probably used as decoration for wall or vault mosaics or as inlays on furnishings.
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. 671d, p. 370.
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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