Fragments of Twisted Rods
Fragments of Twisted Rods
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
MediumGlass; tooled, with applied unmarvered and partly marvered threads.
ClassificationGlass
Object number
1980.1150Q
Not on View
DescriptionDark blue wound spirally with a narrow opaque white thread.
Ten twisted rods, circular in cross section, all probably used as border decoration in wall or vault mosaics.
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late 1st century BCE to 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
5th-4th century BCE, possibly later
Probably 6th Century BCE
New Kingdom, late 18th or 19th Dynasty, about 1400-1225 BCE
Late 6th - 5th century BCE
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