Fragment of border molding
Fragment of border molding
Place of OriginItaly
DateLate 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm); W: 1 in. (2.5 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 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
1984.3
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of straight border molding, one end cut diagonally. On the right, a narrow strip of pale blue backed by dark blue with a thin layer of opaque white in between; at the center, a narrow strip of opaque white backed by dark blue and a strip of dark blue backed by opaque white; to the left, a narrow strip of opaque white backed by dark blue. Upperside flat but uneven; underside highly uneven; rough vertical 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.371, cat. no. 673a, 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
Early to mid-first century CE
Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first to fourth century CE
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