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 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W: 13/16 in. (2.0 cm); Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
MediumGlass; cast, cut on one end, polished on the upper surface
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1984.7
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of straight border molding, one edge cut diagonally. On the right, a thin strip of opaque white backed by dark blue; next to it, a thin strip of pale blue with an opaque white line over a layer of opaque white backed by dark blue; next, a strip of dark blue backed by opaque white; to the left, a thin layer of opaque white backed by dark blue. Upperside flat but uneven; underside flat; smooth vertical edges.
DESCRIPTION Four straight border moldings with cut ends; all probably used as decoration in wall or vault mosaics or as inlays on furnishings.
TECHNIQUE Cast; cut on one end; polished on the upper surface.
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. 371, cat. no. 673d, repr. (col.) p. 350.
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
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
Early to mid-first century CE
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