Glass mosaic inlay fragment
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.
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.
Artwork Details
- 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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