enamelled glass fragment / Glass / Enamel

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Object Identifier
1970.03.0931
Object Name
enamelled glass fragment
Object Type
Glass vessels
Materials
Glass
Enamel
Length
7.4;
Width
4.2;
Height
;
Thickness
;
Weight
;5.40g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Vessel fragment. Free blown of transparent almost colorless glass and stained. Portion of vessel wall decorated with hexagons stained on both sides in reddish-yellow and yellow paint. Hexagons enclose long-legged birds in reddish-yellow and yellow paint. Glass striated and bubbly.
Cf. Lamm Pl. 38 #4; Carboni p. 54 #10 for colors and possible shape of the vessel.
Subjects
Birds
Verbatim Date
7th-9th C AD
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Wondrous Glass: Reflections on the World of Rome
Glass Case 1 Flr 1
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
Exhibition Year
2009
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
1970.03.0931
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1970.03.0931/dscn3403.jpg

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