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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 612349, member: 5833"]I don't study Roman glass or learn about it any systematic way, but end up seeing a fair bit of it in the course of researching the things that do interest me. This doesn't look right to me in any way. First, easy, cheap thing you can do is search through the vast on line resources of the Met & British Museums and the Corning Museum of Glass, looking at everything that meets the general description of your piece. ('Applied handles' is one search term you are going to use.) Have had lovely help over time from all three institutions, although thin staffing can mean it takes a while. CMOG in particular entertains questions from the public concerning items other than the museum's own:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cmog.org/glass-questions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cmog.org/glass-questions" rel="nofollow">https://www.cmog.org/glass-questions</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 612349, member: 5833"]I don't study Roman glass or learn about it any systematic way, but end up seeing a fair bit of it in the course of researching the things that do interest me. This doesn't look right to me in any way. First, easy, cheap thing you can do is search through the vast on line resources of the Met & British Museums and the Corning Museum of Glass, looking at everything that meets the general description of your piece. ('Applied handles' is one search term you are going to use.) Have had lovely help over time from all three institutions, although thin staffing can mean it takes a while. CMOG in particular entertains questions from the public concerning items other than the museum's own: [URL]https://www.cmog.org/glass-questions[/URL][/QUOTE]
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