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Glass mosaic inlay fragment
Translucent deep purple, appearing black, and opaque white.
Flat, irregular hexagon, with one long rounded edge.
Marbled mosaic pattern in a black ground with white threads and swirls.
Polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling, pitting and patches of weathering on underside and edges.
This small piece of marbled mosaic glass is roughly shaped as a lozenge or hexagon, suggesting that it was an inlay in a larger opus sectile panel of geometric design.
Flat, irregular hexagon, with one long rounded edge.
Marbled mosaic pattern in a black ground with white threads and swirls.
Polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling, pitting and patches of weathering on underside and edges.
This small piece of marbled mosaic glass is roughly shaped as a lozenge or hexagon, suggesting that it was an inlay in a larger opus sectile panel of geometric design.
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: Overall: 1 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2.7 x 4 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1645
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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