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Fragment of a bowl or plate,
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Roman Imperial

y1939-51 d

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Title

Fragment of a bowl or plate

Dates

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Opaque white and red glass; translucent dark green glass

Dimensions

pres. 2.9 x 2.3 x 0.26 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Museum Collection

Object Number

y1939-51 d

Place Made

Italy

Description

Body fragment from a ribbed bowl consisting of composite canes with the following cross-section: a red rod set in white, surrounded by thin red and white rods, and placed in a translucent dark green body.

Culture

Roman (style or period)

Period

Imperial (Roman)

Type

millefiori glass, fragments

Materials

pressed glass, millefiori glass

Techniques

slumped

Subject

allover patterns

Anastassios Antonaras,<em> Fire and Sand: Ancient Glass in the Princeton University Art Museum </em>(Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2012), cat. no. 239 (illus.)

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Roman Imperial, Italy, late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE, Fragment of a bowl or plate. Opaque white and red glass; translucent dark green glass; 2.9 x 2.3 x 0.3 cm. Museum Collection (y1939-51 d)

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