Glass mosaic inlay fragment
Translucent purple, opaque white and yellow, and colorless.
Flat plaque.
Marbled mosaic pattern in yellow ground with white, colorless, and fine purple streaks.
Chipped edges; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on underside and jagged edges; one straight edge ground flat.
The marbled pattern deliberately imitates semi-precious stones such as onyx or alabaster.
Flat plaque.
Marbled mosaic pattern in yellow ground with white, colorless, and fine purple streaks.
Chipped edges; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on underside and jagged edges; one straight edge ground flat.
The marbled pattern deliberately imitates semi-precious stones such as onyx or alabaster.
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: 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. (1.9 x 4.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1694
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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