Fragment of ribbon glass
Fragment of ribbon glass
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsMax L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Max W: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm); Diam (base): 4 in. (10.0 cm)
MediumMolded striped mosaic in quadripartite arrangement. Part of bowl. Four exactly similar sectors forming in the center a cross pattern. Yellow, brown, manganese, blue, and white translucent glass ribbons.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1826
Not on View
DescriptionOn the preserved fragment, the central crossing of the vessel is composed of intersecting lengths of blue encasing opaque white, flanked by strips of golden-yellow encasing opaque yellow. Mov-ing outward from the center, a length of opaque white encased
DESCRIPTION Fragment of bottom of broad, circular plate or tray. Bottom flat on its upper- and undersides. Striped quadripartite pattern formed from lengths of at least four different canes, each laid in pairs at right angles in each of four triangular quadrants. On the exterior, two concentric, circular raised ridges cut in a band just below the basal angle; the ridges serve as a base of sorts.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from lengths of cane and sagged; care-fully rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on the exterior.
Published ReferencesEarly Ancient Glass Catalog # 331.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
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early to mid-first century CE
Early to mid-first century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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