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Description: | An assemblage of 4 glass window fragments of Roman date. They have a combined total weight of 2.18g.1) 1 fragment of rectangular pale green window glass of Roman date. The underside is rough, suggesting that it was cast. This fragment measures 14.26mm in length, 12.03mm in width, 1.81mm in thickness, 0.56g in weight. Cast window glass appeared around the middle of the first century. It was probably produced by pouring molten glass into trays resulting in relatively thick panes with a characteristic flat, rough underside, a glossy, slightly undulating upper surface, frequently with tooling marks and a rounded edge (Boon 1966). 2) 1 fragment of rectangular pale green window glass of Roman date. Small bubbles are visible and both surfaces are more or less glossy, suggesting that it was blown. This fragment measures 16.33mm in length, 11.01mm in width, 1.86mm in thickness, 0.68g in weight. Blown window glass was generally produced from the third century onwards. It was generally blown as a long cylinder which was then opened out to form a double glossy pane (Harden 1961).3) 1 fragment of rectangular pale green window glass of Roman date. Small bubbles are visible and both surfaces are more or less glossy, suggesting that it was blown. This fragment measures 13.69mm in length, 11.60mm in width, 1.29mm in thickness, 0.49g in weight. Blown window glass was generally produced from the third century onwards. It was generally blown as a long cylinder which was then opened out to form a double glossy pane (Harden 1961).4) 1 fragment of rectangular pale green window glass of Roman date. Small bubbles are visible and both surfaces are more or less glossy, suggesting that it was blown. This fragment measures 21.31mm in length, 6.84mm in width, 1.40mm in thickness, 0.45g in weight. Blown window glass was generally produced from the third century onwards. It was generally blown as a long cylinder which was then opened out to form a double glossy pane (Harden 1961).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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