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Historical Archive: Roman period glass

Datable objects follow those designated only "Roman period".


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gold glass from Szalkszentmárton (Hungary), HNM
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gold glass from Dunaszekcsö (Hungary), HNM
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plano-convex game piece, glass, Roman period (formerly in Merovingian setting), Chelles
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plano-convex game piece, glass, Roman period (formerly in Merovingian setting), Chelles
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plano-convex game piece, glass, Roman period (formerly in Merovingian setting), Chelles
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gaming die, green glass, BM 1883,0621.22
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Roman period flask from Driekönigenstrasse, blown and cut glass, Cologne, RGM
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Roman glass bowl on ambo, Aachen cathedral. The ambo and cathedral have their own pages.
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Roman glass and rock crystal vessels, crystal cicada, ANAM
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cinerary urn, glass, 1st c. CE, HNM
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mold-blown cup fragment, eastern Mediterranean 1st c. CE, TMA 23.411
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phalera, molded glass cameo in metalwork mount, 1st c. CE, HMP
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Germanicus? (d. 19 CE) glass cameo prob. 1st c. CE, in a Roman period bound pendant from Zethlingen, MVFg. This work has its own page.
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ornaments from a nymphaeum, glass/shells/stucco, 1st c., ANAM, which have their own page
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glass pyxis, 1st c. CE, Bologna ROM 31
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mold-blown beaker with standing figures, 1st to 4th c., Hermitage
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antelope, Roman glass bowl, north Italy c.25-50 CE, Hermitage Oп.18180
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Emperor Lucius Verus (reg. 161-69 CE), cast glass, from Antalya (Turkey), possibly modern, MFAB
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Emperor Lucius Verus (reg. 161-69 CE), cast glass, from Antalya (Turkey), possibly modern, MFAB
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glass amphora with cremains, late 1st-early 2nd c., Trier, SMB MVFg Ii 897
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glass amphora with cremains
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vessel with cremains from Girton College, Cambridge, 2nd c., CMAA 1993-02-08
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fragmentary hunt scene, 3rd or 4th c. (possibly German or Alexandrian), blown and cut glass, TMA 28.1888
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diatreta glass with Greek inscription, 3rd or 4th c., from Braunsfeld, Stollberger Str., RGM
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gold-glass medallion: menorah, amphora, horn, citron, branches; 3rd-5th c., BM 1863,0727.10
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gold glass c. 230-50, on Cross of Desiderius, 9th c. and later, Brescia Museum of Santa Giulia
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gold glass, 2nd half of 3rd c., Arezzo
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glass bowl w. gold-glass, Cologne 4th c., BM 1881,0624.1, which has its own page
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lion: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMBByz 3312
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youth: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMBByz 3336
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gold-glass: family, 4th c., Hermitage E.2039
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bear head: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMBByz 3320
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horse BAEATVS, 4th c. gold-glass fr. Pljevlje, Montenegro, KHM XI 1178
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man w. workers building a ship, gold-glass fr. cemetery Giordani on via Salaria, 4th c., Vat 60788.2.1
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Paul/Peter inscription: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire prob. 4th c., SMBByz 6186
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Paul and Peter: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire prob. 4th c., SMBByz 6185
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couple with PIE ZESES, gold-glass, c.300-350, KHM XIa 35
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charioteer: VINCENTI NICA/ FANESTRO (cursive), gold-glass, c.350-400, KHM XI 1734
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glass cup, formerly inlaid, early 5th c., Vat 60526