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Fragment of Dish or Bowl

Fragment of Dish or Bowl

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Dish or Bowl
Department
Ancient
Category
Roman
Place Made: 
Roman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Italy
Date: 
about 1-99 or later
Color
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red
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white
Technique
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inlay
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casting
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ground glass
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 4 cm, Th: 0.3 cm
Accession Number: 
59.1.531
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Opaque very dark purple, appearing black in reflected light (matrix); opaque yellow, light green, turquoise-blue, red, white and black (inlays). Probably cast; then inlaid, and ground and polished. Fragment of dish or bowl. Lower wall or floor curves down and in. Inner surface inlaid with one complete and five fragmentary motifs: (1-3) circular elements consisting of slices of identical or very similar canes with red dot at center and six groups of radiating black, yellow, and green stripes; (4-5) ribbon-like motifs, rounded at one end, with white transverse stripes alternating with groups of polychrome stripes, in which broad turquoise strip is flanked by narrow yellow and red strips; and (6) indeterminate black, yellow, and green motif.
Inscription
3920.130 obverse written in black
Provenance
Smith, Ray Winfield, Source to 1959-07-27

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