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Opaque deep purple and white.
Flat, triangular plaque.
Marbled mosaic pattern in red ground with tiny red streaks and white rods.
Chipped edges and corners; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles; thick creamy weathering and some iridescence on underside and some of edges.
The colors and patterning are probably a deliberate attempt to imitate a luxury stone such as red porphyry.
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Title: Glass mosaic inlay fragment
Period: Early Imperial
Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 1 5/16 in. (2.2 x 3.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1880
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