Fragment of a Bowl Rim

Object Name: 
Fragment of a Bowl Rim

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Object Name: 
Fragment of a Bowl Rim
Accession Number: 
51.1.235-7
Dimensions: 
Overall L: 4.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
99 BCE-99 CE
Primary Description: 
Fragment of a Bowl Rim. Translucent green, bluish-green matrix with similar round canes cased with thick opaque yellow glass, all weathered; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Horizontal rounded rim of a large bowl with wheel-cut grooves at juncture between ledge, rim and body; upper surface lathe-polished, exterior fire-polished.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Tano, Phocion J. (Greek), Former Collection