Glass mosaic inlay

1st century BCE–1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Deep purple ground, appearing black; decoration in opaque yellow and red.
Rectangular, thin, flat plaque, with slightly beveled edges.
Symmetrical lotus and palmette motif, with two long lotus flowers flanked by double spiral volutes and two palmettes at each end; above, continuous wave pattern.
Broken and repaired with holes and cracks, and irregular edges; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles, weathering on edges and back.
The inlay is made from two sections cut from the same cane of mosaic glass, with decoration appearing in mirror image.

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Title: Glass mosaic inlay
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Egyptian, Roman
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Other: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.383
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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