Unique Roman glass dish found at London grave site  

Oh I think it is just beautiful with the color change, but your right I bet without the color change it was just gorgeous. This is really neat. I love to hear of things they find making it seem real instead of just in a history book.

I agree with the two of you ,for me personally RED is my faverite color for just about anything-my husband teases me and says it is because I enjoy life ......

I do wonder about the type of water it was found in though and if it had anything to do with preserving some of the color?If that was the case I wonder if they might be able to replicate the effect?

Did you see farther into the Yahoo articule about the new necropolisis that has been discovered in Egypt? Fascinating ;}

Be well!

that is indeed beautiful!!the way it was preserved for so many years is really interesting.maybe that would give us a clue as to how to create better preservatives.

Hello Sweets

This is amazing.

I wish the photo was better.

I'd love to see it.

It is unbelievable that it survived so long.

Good discussion

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Hi Hon

I just tried to respond to this but alas....

So I'll try again and if I pop up twice that is why..

I would love to see the bowl.

It's amazing that it survived so long.

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It is a shame that the original color could not be preserved. It's an amazing find, and I wish they'd had some detailed close-ups to see better. Doesn't it make you wonder how much history is buried under our feet?

This kind of stuff absolutely fascinates me no end. I have always been interested in ancient history and the relics that have been and are now being found. I wonder how much is out there that we have not yet found? Even thought the US is only 200+ years old I still am interested at things we keep finding.

That dish was probably quite old by the time that it was buried. It probably origionally came from the Eastern Mediterranian, perhaps from Alexandria which had a large glass industry about the time of the Emperor Augustus. For anyone who is interested, the following links to Wicki articles give more information about Roman Glass and the millifiori technique.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_glass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millefiori

Tremendous discovery! Just recently, I wrote a little article about Murano Glass, and I came to see various pieces dated from the Roman Empire and the Egyptian times at the Museo Vetrario, here is the link if you wish to read a short article on Murano Glass. Hope you enjoy it!
http://www.quazen.com/Rec...

Hi ElicBxn, I have just looked over the aricle and I do find it amazing that something that frigal survived over the years. WOW! I am sure it will go into some musem in the futre after extensive study.