Dish
Dish
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateEarly to mid-1st century CE
DimensionsRim Diam: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1489
Not on View
DescriptionThis small lens-shaped dish was made using the mosaic glass technique and mold-fused construction. It has an upright rim with a rounded edge, an uneven, shallow convex side, and a shallow convex bottom. The dish features a striking striped mosaic pattern formed by laying lengths of two alternating colored canes side by side in parallel rows, each separated by a single blue network cane wound spirally with an opaque white thread. One composite cane has narrow opaque red strips flanked by opaque white lines, with a central narrow opaque yellow length bordered on one side by a blue strip. The other composite cane has narrow opaque yellow strips outlined by opaque white lines, a central opaque red strip, and wider green strips on the outside. This pattern is repeated five times around the dish. The colors of the canes do not run through the full thickness of the glass but are backed by a continuous layer of greenish glass on the exterior. A blue network cane wound with an opaque white thread forms the 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. 359, pp. 293-294, repr. p. 293.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 89.
Early to mid-1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
about 1875-1880
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Probably 1st century BCE, possibly later
Second to mid-1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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