Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel

Object Name: 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
probably Alexandria
Accession Number: 
59.1.587 S
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
50 BCE-25 CE
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel. Translucent deep blue, green and light blue glass bands with opaque white bands and colorless bands casing gold foil; dull, pitted and retain patches of thin iridescent weathering crust; mosaic or gold band glass technique, lathe-cut. Broken on all four sides; cannot be positively assigned to any particular vessel form.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Category: 
Origins of Glassmaking
Roman
Color: 
deep blue
light blue
green
gold
white
colorless
Technique: 
mosaic glass
Material: 
glass
gold

Publications (1)

Gold-Band Glass: From Hellenistic to Roman Luxury Glass Production (2019) p. 199 (R204, not ill.);

Objects in Set (20)

20 Fragments of Gold Band Glass Vessels
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 A
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 B
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 C
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 D
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 E
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 F
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 G
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 H
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 I
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 J
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 K
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 L
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 M
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 N
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 O
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 P
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 Q
 
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 R
Fragment of Gold Band Glass Vessel
Date:50 BCE-25 CE
Accession Number:59.1.587 T