fragment
Object NameFragment of Wall Revetment Inlay
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome
TechniqueMosaic or millefiori, repolished
SizeOverall H: 5 cm, W: 4.1 cm
Accession Number76.1.51
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque yellow, opaque yellow-green, opaque green, opaque red, translucent blue-green in an opaque white background, pitted, heavily weathered on sides and back, repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Irregular fragment preserves portions of three floral buds or fish (?) floating in an opaque white background; head of one element and tail fins of another are composed of opaque red canes; body highlighted with dark green on a yellow-green cylindrical tapering form, some elements in blue and yellow.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
