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Roman glass boat from Pompei

ref. : en.1031.2013 | 5 November 2013 | by Francis Leveque
verre | Second quarter of Ier century AD
Pompei, Campanie ( Italie )
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Emerald green glass boat, ground from a mould-pressed blank, with wheel-cut bands on each side and four triangular feet.

Excavated/Findspot : Pompeii

- Length: 22.5 centimetres
- Height: 7.6 centimetres

Bequeathed in 1868 by: Felix Slade

        

Bibliography :

  • H. Tait, Five Thousand Years of Glass, British Museum Presse, Londres , 1991, pl. 69
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