cameo;
vessel(closed);
jug(?);
bottle(?)
- Museum number
- 1859,0216.1.a
- Description
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Fragment of a closed vessel (jug? bottle?) in transparent deep blue and opaque white cameo glass. The decoration, in white, shows part of a vine leaf, with raised areas (tendrils?) from which white has disappeared.
- Production date
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25-50
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1stC AD
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15 BC - AD 25 (Roberts et al 2010)
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.30 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.20 centimetres (blue)
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Thickness: 0.10 centimetres (white)
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Thickness: 0.30 centimetres
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Width: 2.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This piece was once thought to belong to the Auldjo jug (1859.2-16.1), but it can now be confirmed as alien to the jug and therefore part of another vessel.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1859
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1859,0216.1.a