Glass bowl fragment
Translucent pale yellowish green.
Fragment of hemispherical body and bottom.
Finely-engraved decoration comprises at least three bands, separated by two, probably horizontal grooves: on bottom, a circular medallion with an antlered stag facing right, flanked to either side by short, vertical cuts; a band with eight-rayed stars [or rosettes] (of which parts of four survive), enclosed in a continuous wavy line; the outer band on the upper side of the body is more elaborate comprising part of a circular medallion with the forelegs of an animal and, to its right, a lozenge filled with a geometric pattern (including stylized palmettes) and flanked between the corners with smaller circular medallions each containing an eight-rayed star.
Broken; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and traces of iridescent weathering.
Fragment of hemispherical body and bottom.
Finely-engraved decoration comprises at least three bands, separated by two, probably horizontal grooves: on bottom, a circular medallion with an antlered stag facing right, flanked to either side by short, vertical cuts; a band with eight-rayed stars [or rosettes] (of which parts of four survive), enclosed in a continuous wavy line; the outer band on the upper side of the body is more elaborate comprising part of a circular medallion with the forelegs of an animal and, to its right, a lozenge filled with a geometric pattern (including stylized palmettes) and flanked between the corners with smaller circular medallions each containing an eight-rayed star.
Broken; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and traces of iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bowl fragment
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and cut
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/16 x 3 1/4 in. (3.7 x 8.3 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.60.96
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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