Mosaic glass inlay

Roman, probably Egyptian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

Opaque streaky red ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and red, partly translucent purple appearing black and light blue, and colorless glass.
Thin, rectangular plaque, cut from a mosaic composite bar, with flat front, uneven back, and vertical straight sides, with sharp corners; design extends uniformly through the thickness of the plaque.
Proper right side of female head with white face, outlined in purple; features delineated in blue, with red lips; hair in rows of purple tresses outlined in yellow, with three corkscrew curls hanging below side of face; above hair, another thick outline in purple and yellow diadem with four projecting spikes.
Intact, but some chips along edges; glossy surfaces to back and edges; front ground and polished; pitting of surface bubbles.

Mosaic glass inlay, Glass, Roman, probably Egyptian

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