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Opaque yellow ground; decoration in opaque white and red, and translucent purple and turquoise blue.
Square, flat plaque with uneven back.
Symmetrical four-petaled rosette in blue, white and red, outlined in purple, each leaf pointing towards a corner of the plaque.
Intact; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles.
Blue, red, and gray on yellow ground.
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Title: Mosaic glass inlay
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Egyptian, Roman
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 13/16 in. (2.2 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
Accession Number: 81.10.158
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