Fragment of floral plaque

Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period
100 BC–100 AD
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134
This fragment was part of a glass floral plaque for wall or furniture inlay like 26.7.1249.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of floral plaque
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period
  • Date: 100 BC–100 AD
  • Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), EEF excavations 1904–05
  • Medium: Glass
  • Dimensions: H. 4.7 × W. 3.7 cm (1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905
  • Object Number: 05.4.165
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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