Mosaic glass inlay
Opaque streaky red ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and red, partly translucent purple appearing black, and colorless glass.
Thin, rectangular plaque, cut from a mosaic composite bar, with flat front, uneven back, and vertical straight sides, with one slightly rounded corner; design extends uniformly through the thickness of the plaque.
Proper right side of mask of silenus or old servant with yellow face; features delineated in purple, with red eye and lips, and purple mouth; red and white stripes on cheek; hair, beard, and moustache in rows of white and colorless glass.
Broken at top, with upper part of head missing; glossy surface to back; front and edges ground and polished; dulling and pitting of surface bubbles.
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