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dish
Object Type
dish
Museum number
1871,0518.8
Description
Greenish colourless cast glass dish with concave sides, a sharp basal angle and a slightly concave base. There are faint traces of a gilded leaf pattern and border; two wheel cuts on top of the rim; ground inside and out. Some fragments are missing.
Cultures/periods
Hellenistic
Production date
225BC-200BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
(?)
Made in:
Levant
(?)
Made in:
Egypt
(?)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Canosa di Puglia
, tomb
Materials
glass
gold
Technique
cast
cut
gilded
ground
Dimensions
Diameter:
27.80 centimetres
Height:
4.70 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Glass 2 / Catalogue of Greek and Roman Glass, Volume 2
(535)
Harden et al 1968 / Masterpieces of Glass
(35)
Location
On display
(G22/dc10)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Felix Slade
Acquisition date
1871
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1871,0518.8
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
DBH.0351
Conservation
Treatment
: 04 May 1995