Fragments of Border Moldings
Fragments of Border Moldings
Place of OriginItaly, probably found at Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 4 1/8 in. (4.1 cm); W: 1 1/2 in. (1.5 cm); Thickness: 3/8 in. (0.4 cm)
MediumCast and polished glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1984.5
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of curving border molding. At the top, a strip of opaque red; at the center, a strip of opaque white; at the bottom, another strip of opaque red. Upper- and undersides flat; smooth vertical edges.
Fragment of curving border molding. At the top, a strip of opaque red; at the center, a strip of opaque white; at the bottom, another strip of opaque red. Upper- and undersides flat; smooth vertical edges.
DESCRIPTION Two curving border moldings, both probably used as decoration in 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. 370-371, cat. no. 672b, repr. (col.) p. 350.
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
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