gaming piece / Glass

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Object Identifier
1970.03.1058
Object Name
gaming piece
Object Type
Gaming pieces
Materials
Glass
Design Style
Marvered
Length
2.6;
Width
1.9;
Height
0.4;
Thickness
;
Weight
;3 g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Gaming piece? Oval, with flat top and bottom, and slightly beveled edge. Mosaic technique: black (?) opaque matrix with five petaled rosettes made up of opaque white canes with translucent blue petal-shaped centers with a red opaque dot at the center of each rosette. Around rosettes random small opaque yellow-green round canes with black centers.
Verbatim Date
1st C BC - 1st 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
1970.03.1058
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1970.03.1058/dscn3430.jpg

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"gaming piece; Glass". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1970.03.1058/dscn3430.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2023.