Fragment of Dish
Fragment of Dish
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean or Italy, most likely Rome
Date2nd to mid-1st century BCE
DimensionsH: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Original Diam: 7 in. (17.8 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and cast; applied rim; rotary-polished on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.426
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of broad, shallow disk. Outsplayed rim and side with rounded edge. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: the first in a purple ground with opaque white lines radiating from a central golden-brown rod outlined in opaque white; the second in a golden-brown ground with opaque white lines radiating from a central purple rod; and the third in a purple ground with an opaque white spiral around a central golden-brown rod. A wide purple network cane wound spirally with an opaque white thread is attached as a rim.
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. 200, pp. 201-202, repr. (col.) p. 181 (int.).Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Probably second to mid-first century BCE
Probably second century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Probably 2nd century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
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