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Dormouse

Date About 3rd or 4th century
Dimensions L. 14.4 cm, W. (body) 5.1 cm
Accession Number 79.1.99 (CMOG)
Credit The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 756), formerly in the Strauss Collection (S2622). Bequest of Mr. Strauss.
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Roman-period glassblowers made vessels imitating a wide array of creatures. A number of mouse-like examples are widely distributed within collections both public and private. The video shows a furnace-finished rim. Some examples have a cracked-off rim.

Video 28 Roman-period glassblowers made vessels imitating a wide array of creatures. A number of mouse-like examples are widely distributed within collections both public and private. The video shows a furnace-finished rim. Some examples have a cracked-off rim.
Video 28 Roman-period glassblowers made vessels imitating a wide array of creatures. A number of mouse-like examples are widely distributed within collections both public and private. The video shows a furnace-finished rim. Some examples have a cracked-off rim.
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