Fragment
4th century (made)
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Joins on to the left side of Part D.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cut and incised gold-leaf applied to upper surface of clear glass before fusing to lower surface of clear glass. |
| Brief description | Fragment of gold glass, Egypto-Roman (Alexandria), 300-399 AD |
| Physical description | Joins on to the left side of Part D. |
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| Credit line | Given by Professor Percy E. Newberry |
| Object history | Given to the Museum by Professor Percy E. Newberry, Winkworth Hill, Hascombe near Godalming, Surrey. |
| Historical context | Surviving examples of Roman gold-glass, of which these are fragmentary pieces, tend largely to have formed the bases of bowls and cups. They were broken out of the vessel and set into the plaster that closed the loculi (burial niches) in the catacombs. Hence many contain Christian imagery and mottoes of good luck for a happy after-life. |
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| Accession number | C.13E-1946 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2019 |
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