Glass mosaic inlay fragments

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

Opaque white ground; decoration in opaque red, yellow, and grey green, and deep purple appearing black.
Two non-joining, thin rectangular strips; flat upper and lower surfaces, and vertical edges with sharp corners; design extends uniformly through the thickness of the plaque.
Row of alternating palmettes and lotus flowers, each with volutes below. On one strip with proper left edge, four palmettes and three complete and one partial lotus flower; on the other with proper right edge, three lotus flowers and three complete and one partial palmette.
Both strips broken at one end, one broken and repaired; upper surface ground and polished; pitting of surface bubbles, dulling and weathering on back.

Glass mosaic inlay fragments, Glass, Roman

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