Fragments with Greek Inscription

Object Name: 
Fragments with Greek Inscription

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Object Name: 
Fragments with Greek Inscription
Place Made: 
perhaps Near East
perhaps Italy
Accession Number: 
59.1.278
Dimensions: 
Base Diam: about 10 cm; Largest Fragment H: 4.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 300-399
Primary Description: 
Very pale yellowish green, transparent glass; blown, inscribed with gold foil. Fragments of wall and base of vessel. Wall curves down and in at bottom; base flat; no pontil mark. Underside of base has roundel with double outline (external Diam: about 10 cm) containing several lines of inscription in Greek capitals, made from unprotected gold foil.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
Transparent very pale yellowish green, gold
Technique: 
blown, inscribed

Exhibitions (1)

Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15

Publications (2)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Two (2001) p. 277, pl. 868; BIB# 58895
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957) pp. 222-223, #448; BIB# 27315