VesselsRoman4th-5th century CE

Footed Dish

4th-5th century CE

Description

Intact footed dish in transparent, yellow-olive glass; upright rim that flares out at the top; flat base; applied foot angles down from the base at a 45 degree angle with slanted tool marks; small black inclusions. Classification: Isings form 118.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

4th-5th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 5.4 × D. (rim) 13.7 cm (2 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Harry J. Denberg, New York, NY (by 1969), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

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