Gem
Vessel Handle Attachment
29-128-1172
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1172 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Sidon |
| Creator | Artas |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Date Made | 100-199 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Moulded |
| Iconography | Signature |
| Inscription Language | Greek Language | Latin |
| Description | Sommerville: Fragment of antique blue glass, with the signature of the manufacturer, Artas of Sidon, a Phoenician of the Second century A.D., in both Greek and latin. Antique Pastes, Case UUU. Vermeule: Fragment of ancient blue glass. molded (Unmounted) Obverse and reverse have the signature of the manufacturer Artas of Sidon, in both Greek and Latin. Sommerville states that he was a Phoenician of the IInd century A.D. |
| Length | 2.2 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1172 - Sommerville Number |
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