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Title:Bowl Base with a Marriage Scene
Date:4th–5th century
Culture:Roman or Byzantine
Medium:Glass, gold leaf
Dimensions:Overall: 3 5/16 x 3/16 in. (8.4 x 0.5 cm)
Classification:Glass-Gold glass
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number:15.168
Museo Kircheriano, Rome; [ Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian), Rome (through John Marshall (sold 1915))]
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