Glass mosaic inlay
Translucent purple and streaky pale green; opaque white and grey-blue.
Square, with slight convex upper surface; ground, straight edges.
Central ground in green, outlined with an irregular wavy pattern in white and blue, and a purple ground at corners.
One corner missing, and another chip in one side; many pinprick bubbles; polished upper surface, with some pitting of surface bubbles; some pitting, dulling, and soil encrustation on bottom surface.
Probably not ancient.
Square, with slight convex upper surface; ground, straight edges.
Central ground in green, outlined with an irregular wavy pattern in white and blue, and a purple ground at corners.
One corner missing, and another chip in one side; many pinprick bubbles; polished upper surface, with some pitting of surface bubbles; some pitting, dulling, and soil encrustation on bottom surface.
Probably not ancient.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic inlay
- Culture: Post-Roman (?)
- Medium: Glass; cast
- Dimensions: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (3.1 × 3.1 × 0.2 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.396.72
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 520–510 BCE
2nd half of 7th century BCE
late 1st century BCE
late 4th to 3rd century BCE
mid-4th–early 3rd century BCE
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