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- Title
A Fragment of Dichroic Glass from Alexandria.
- Authors
Kucharczyk, Renata
- Abstract
This article discusses a rare find of dichroic glass from recent archaeological work on the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria. The piece is considered in the context of the assemblage of late Roman glass finds and associated discoveries from the site, which point to the existence of local workshops producing glass for a local clientele. The fragment of dichroic glass, which probably came from a large bowl, has some preserved cut decoration. It is one of only two pieces of this category of glass known from Egypt. The other example, from Oxyrhynchus, is not as well dated archaeologically. The Kom el-Dikka fragment of this luxurious and very expensive glass can probably be dated to the fourth century.
- Subjects
EGYPT; GLASS; ROMAN glassware; ARCHAEOLOGICAL finds; ARCHAEOLOGICAL assemblages; HISTORY of the glass industry; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; OXYRHYNCHUS papyri; DIKKAH, Kawm al- (Alexandria, Egypt)
- Publication
Journal of Glass Studies, 2014, Vol 56, p29
- ISSN
0075-4250
- Publication type
Article