Ancient Egyptian sherd from Oxyrhynchus dated 30 BC – AD 395

Irregular shaped sherd of red orange marble effect glass. Fine trails of black glass within the red orange background matrix create the marbled effect.

Ancient Egyptian sherd from Oxyrhynchus dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.31.11.a
  • Material: glass
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: B.P. Grenfell
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: sherd
  • Dimensions: Length: 40mm , Width: 25mm , Depth: 3mm
  • 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