Glass mosaic inlay fragment
Translucent deep purple and opaque yellow.
Flat, triangular panel, with three straight edges at sides and bottom.
Marbled mosaic pattern in a purple ground with many yellow threads and swirls.
Broken at top; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling and pitting on underside, two side edges, and broken top edge; bottom edge unweathered.
Flat, triangular panel, with three straight edges at sides and bottom.
Marbled mosaic pattern in a purple ground with many yellow threads and swirls.
Broken at top; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling and pitting on underside, two side edges, and broken top edge; bottom edge unweathered.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic inlay fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast
- Dimensions: Other: 1 1/16 x 1 3/4 in. (2.7 x 4.4 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1760
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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