bowl
- Museum number
- 1870,0901.1
- Description
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Hemispherical mould-pressed glass mosaic bowl: looped lines of opaque white and
wine-coloured, on a clear blue-green ground. Re-polished on the inside.
- Production date
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175BC-75BC
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175BC - 75BC
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200BC - 50BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 11.70 - 12.20 centimetres
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Height: 7.70 centimetres
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Weight: 227 grammes
- Curator's comments
- Imitates a chalcedony vessel.
- Location
- On display (G22/dc7)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2018 9 May-3 Sep, Hong Kong History Museum, An Age of Luxury
2019 4 Apr-11 Aug, CaixaForum Barcelona, An Age of Luxury
2019-2020 18 Sep-12 Jan, CaixaForum Madrid, An Age of Luxury
2020 20 Feb-25 Oct, CaixaForum Zaragoza, An Age of Luxury
2023 4 May - 13 Aug, London, BM, G35, Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece
- Acquisition date
- 1870
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1870,0901.1
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: DBH.0761