Fragment of shallow bowl
Fragment of shallow bowl
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, or Italy, most likely found in Rome
DateProbably 2nd century BCE
DimensionsMax L: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Max W: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections and segments of cane and cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.13
Not on View
DescriptionTwo joining fragments of the side and bottom of vessel, possibly a large dish. Moderately straight side proceeding diagonally downward: flat bottom. Original shape uncertain. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections and square segments of two canes: the first in a purple ground with opaque white lines radiating from a central blue-green rod (appearing green) outlined in opaque yellow; the second, represented by a single square segment, in sandwich gold-glass.
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. 190, pp. 199-200, Repr. (col.) p. 180 (int.).Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to 1st century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
probably second century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
1st century BCE
2nd century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
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