Irregular shaped sherd of cast mosaic glass. Multi coloured rods of green, purple and white were cut into slivers and arranged over a bowl shaped cast. They were then fused together to create the mosaic effect. Possibly from a bowl.
Object details
- Reference: BOLMG:1924.31.11.b
- Material: glass
- Period: Roman Period
- Excavator: B.P. Grenfell
- Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
- Object name: sherd
- Dimensions: Length: 31mm , Width: 16mm , Depth: 4.5mm
- Published references: Grenfell B P & Hunt A S Egypt Exploraton Fund Archaeological Reports 1902-1903 pp.7-8
- Site: Oxyrhynchus
- Latitude: 28.531
- Longitude: 30.647