Glass mosaic inlay fragment

ca. 1st century BCE

Not on view

Semi-opaque turquoise blue, with additions in opaque white, yellow, deep turquoise blue, and red, and translucent blue.
Flat plaque, with even top surface and underside.
On surface, applied decoration perhaps as part of a floral or Nilotic design.
Broken on all sides; dulling and pitting of surface bubbles.

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Title: Glass mosaic inlay fragment
Period: Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial
Date: ca. 1st century BCE
Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman, Egyptian
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: Other: 7/8 x 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (2.3 x 0.4 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.1504e
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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