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: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm); W: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.25 cm)
MediumCast and polished glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1984.4
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of straight border molding. Pale purple strip with a narrow opaque white strip down the middle but visible only on the upper surface. Upper- and undersides flat; convex curving edges.
Fragment of straight border molding. Pale purple strip with a narrow opaque white strip down the middle but visible only on the upper surface. Upper- and undersides flat; convex curving edges.
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. 671e, 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
Probably first century BCE, possibly later
Third to first century BCE
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