Plate
Artist
Unknown
Datemid 1st - 2nd century CE
Periodearly Roman Empire
Object GeographyEastern Mediterranean
CultureRoman, Eastern Empire
Geography NotesProbably made in Israel or Egypt
MediumGlass (free-blown
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1451
The striking iridescence of ancient glass vessels is a product of their decay over time. A mark at the center of this plate’s underside is from a metal rod (pontil) used by the glass blower to hold the plate during manufacture. This vessel was probably made in Israel or Egypt.
On View
Not on viewDiameter (base indent): (3/4 in.) 1.9 cm
Thickness (wall): (1/8 in.) 0.25 cm
Rim diameter exterior: (6 3/4 in.) 17.2 cm
Rim diameter interior: (6 9/16 in.) 16.7 cm
Medium Details
Color
Fabric: 5Y 7/3 (pale yellow) to 5Y 6/4 (pale olive), various colors of iridescence not in Munsell chart
Inclusions
n/a
late 1st–2nd century CE
3rd–5th century CE
3rd century CE
late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
1st-3rd Century AD
4th to early 5th century CE
4th century AD
4th Century AD
4th century CE
3rd–2nd Century BC
2nd-3rd Century AD