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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
1871,0518.1
Description
White glass bowl with gold leaf patterns sandwiched between the layers.
Cultures/periods
Ptolemaic
Production date
250BC
(circa)
275BC - 250BC
Production place
Made in:
Alexandria (Egypt)
(perhaps)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Canosa di Puglia
, tomb
Materials
glass
gold
Dimensions
Diameter:
20.32 centimetres
Height:
11.43 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Glass 2 / Catalogue of Greek and Roman Glass, Volume 2
(537)
Location
On display
(G22/dc10)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Felix Slade
Acquisition date
1871
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1871,0518.1
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
DBH.1265.A
Conservation
Treatment
: 26 Jan 1995