Glass mosaic ornament in the form of a shell
Translucent cobalt blue, appearing black, with overlays in opaque white and yellow.
Solid block with flat underside in the shape of a bivalve mollusc with radiating ribs.
Decoration of nine marvered trails applied across shell in alternating yellow and white.
Intact, but chipped around edges; dulling, pitting of surface bubbles, and faint iridescence.
This unusual object may have served as part of a wall inlay.
Solid block with flat underside in the shape of a bivalve mollusc with radiating ribs.
Decoration of nine marvered trails applied across shell in alternating yellow and white.
Intact, but chipped around edges; dulling, pitting of surface bubbles, and faint iridescence.
This unusual object may have served as part of a wall inlay.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic ornament in the form of a shell
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: ca. 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast
- Dimensions: H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1512
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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