A delicate Roman yellow glass cup with white trail decoration and various Roman glass cosmetic bottles, 1st-3rd century AD. Excavated from Turin and surrounding areas. Museo di Antichità, Turin. 📷 by me #Archaeology - ThreadSky

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alisonfisk.bsky.social • 1 day ago

A delicate Roman yellow glass cup with white trail decoration and various Roman glass cosmetic bottles, 1st-3rd century AD. Excavated from Turin and surrounding areas. Museo di Antichità, Turin. 📷 by me

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bowman120.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s beautiful. And wouldn’t look anachronistic in an exhibition of contemporary glasswork .

tats-w.bsky.social•1 day ago

I really appreciate your posts of beautiful items from long ago. Really brings me joy and makes me feel close to ordinary people from back then.

alisonfisk.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Thank you so much! I’m delighted to know this!

lisashoemakerart.bsky.social•1 day ago

Beautiful cractsmanship! 🤩
Do you happen to know what the Romans used to get that yellow color? Is it similar to contemporary?

alisonfisk.bsky.social•9 hours ago

There’s a useful guide on Roman glass colourants which says yellow colour was caused by the precipitation of opaque yellow lead pyroantimonate. Read the article on this link: https://edu.rsc.org/resources/roman-glass-and-its-chemistry/1962.article#:~:text=Ancient%20Roman%20glass%20can%20be,by%20iron%20oxide%3B%20an%20impurity.

lisashoemakerart.bsky.social•5 hours ago

thank you so much!

meducks.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Stunningly beautiful

warondirtymoney.bsky.social•3 hours ago

That's fabulous. A joy to see. Well done.

ellirahim.bsky.social•1 day ago

How that must have glowed on bright days and twinkled brilliantly during dinner parties.

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