Glass dish
Translucent blue green.
Rounded, thickened vertical rim, with slight outward lip; convex side to body, tapering downwards then curving sharply in to slightly pushed-in, sloping outer section of bottom; solid foot ring with rounded edge; inner section of bottom slightly concave.
Broken and repaired on one side, with one small hole; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, brilliant iridescence, and patches of brownish weathering and encrustation.
Rounded, thickened vertical rim, with slight outward lip; convex side to body, tapering downwards then curving sharply in to slightly pushed-in, sloping outer section of bottom; solid foot ring with rounded edge; inner section of bottom slightly concave.
Broken and repaired on one side, with one small hole; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, brilliant iridescence, and patches of brownish weathering and encrustation.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass dish
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: Diam.: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
- Object Number: 15.43.142
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Manufactory Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
1755–60
Hans of Landshut
1498
first half 18th century
Manufacturer C. Dorflinger and Sons
ca. 1908–12
Chinese, for American market
1765–70
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