Bowl

Object Details

• Description

  Bowl of purplish translucent matrix; ribbed on the outside with opaque distorted spirals in millefiori technique. Slightly iridescent. Said to have been found in northwest Iran.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)

  Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)

  Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)

• Origin

  Possibly Alexandria, Egypt

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  300s

• Place

  Egypt, Alexandria

• Topic

  Molding, Art, Mosaic glass, Ancient Egyptian Art, Iridescence, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

• Culture

  Egyptians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)