Roman glass from Lebanon, c.1950s-1970s
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/21/2
Scope and Contents
One piece of glass is lightly tinted green, in a flat circular shape like a shallow dish. The other is a tube with iridescent glaze in pink and green shades.
Dates
- Creation: c.1950s-1970s
Extent
2 object(s) : Glass
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
These items are extremely fragile. The box includes broken pieces of glass.
Dimensions
Circular dish 5 x 0.8 cm and tube 4.5 x 3.9 cm
Date information
The date given is the approximate decades when Joseph Needham may have been given, or purchased, the glass rather than the Roman date of origin.
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
Contact:
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk