Caption

Bowl, Egyptian workshop; mosaic glass, glass vessel with floral patterns. Bowl with a flat bottom whose walls widen evenly toward the top then narrow at the rim; cut flat at the top. Made of thick glass using the mosaic technique; floral patterns in blue, purple, yellow, green, and white. Type: Isings form 1. Semicircular bowl; sagging on the form; 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Vessel; height 3 cm, width 13.5 cm., A shallow, broken bowl with an irregular rim showing a jagged gap, decorated with swirling, concentric patterns in shades of blue, brown, beige, and white; the surface shows areas of glossy and matte texture with worn and rough patches, and the interior and exterior share the same patterned design, all set against a pale gray background with a subtle reflected shadow beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_421

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Rights managed

Available size

36.6Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 7.1in / 6000 x 2135 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Egyptian workshop mosaic glass glass vessel floral patterns flat bottom walls widen evenly top narrow rim cut flat thick glass using mosaic technique blue purple yellow green white Type Isings form 1 Semicircular bowl sagging 1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Vessel height 3 cm width 13.5 cm shallow broken bowl irregular rim showing jagged gap decorated swirling concentric patterns shades brown beige surface areas glossy matte texture worn rough patches interior exterior share patterned design set pale gray background subtle reflected shadow beneath.