Gold glass base of a beaker, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold; blown with applied gold foil, Overall: 3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in. (8.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 cm), Glass, Colorless; gold foil; blue and black pigment., Fragment from bottom of vessel, comprising two layers: the lower base disk is thinner and folded down at edge to form a foot ring; the gold foil was applied to the upper surface with details added in colored paint or enamel; the upper paraison is thicker and slightly concave, fused onto the base disk, sealing in the decoration
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Gold glass base, beaker, Late Imperial, 3rd century .D, Roman, Glass, gold, blown, applied gold foil, Overall, 3 7/16 x 3 1/4 3/16, 8.8 8.2 0.5 cm, Colorless, gold, blue, black pigment, Fragment, bottom, vessel, comprising two layers, lower, disk, thinner, folded down, edge, form, foot ring, applied, upper surface, details added, colored paint, enamel, paraison, thicker, slightly concave, fused, base disk, sealing, decoration
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