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Bowl Fragment
Ancient Roman1st century BCE-1st century CE
- Attribution
- Roman
- Medium
- Glass, ribbon technique
- Physical dimensions
- 5.1 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm (2 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
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In ancient Rome, there was a high demand for colorful glass that could dazzle banquet guests alongside the expensive silver and gold serving wares meant to impress. Fragments like this one would have once been a part of larger mosaic dishes. The ribbon pattern was made by bundling rows of parallel rods of glass, which were then fused to create swirling patterns
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