Mosaic glass inlay

late 1st century BCE–1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, red, reddish brown, and greyish green.
Square, flat plaque with beveled edges.
Symmetrical lotus and palmette motif arranged around a central four-petaled rosette, with a long lotus flower at each corner with spiral volutes below forming a frame to the central rosette, and a short palmette on each side.
Intact, with one surface crack running from edge on one side; upper and underside and all edges ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles.

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Title: Mosaic glass inlay
Period: Early Imperial
Date: late 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. (2.3 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
Object Number: 81.10.157
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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