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.

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Provenance

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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