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Dish
(Roman Empire )
This translucent turquoise blown glass dish sits on a tubular foot-ring with a flat interior floor and a low, almost vertical wall. Dishes or plates such as these would have been commonly used during the Roman banquet to serve food. This particular shape is found most often in the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, especially in the Syrio-Palestinian region, which was a major producer of glass in the later Imperial Period.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Hollis Hopkins, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dr. James R. Duke, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 12 11/16 x D: 2 5/8 in. (32.2 x 6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James R. Duke, 2003
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.731