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: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 cm)
MediumCast and polished glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1984.10
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of curving border molding. At the top (color plate), thin lines of opaque white and blue backed by opaque white; at the center, a broad band of dark blue backed by dark blue with a thin layer of opaque white in between; on the bottom, lines of blue and opaque white backed by opaque white. Upperside slightly convex; underside flat; smooth vertical edges.
Two curving border moldings, both probably used as decoration in 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. 672a, 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 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Third to first century BCE
Early to mid-first century CE
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