fragment
Object NameFragment of Wall Revetment or Large Plaque
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rome; possibly Alexandria
TechniqueFused mosaic glass technique
SizeOverall L: 7 cm; Deep Blue Matrix Th: 0.7 cm
Accession Number74.1.56
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionRoyal blue matrix, green backing strips, opaque white, opaque red, opaque greenish-yellow and opaque yellow-brown marvered into surface, pitted with incrustation; fused mosaic glass technique. Fragment preserves inlay decoration of a possible floral motif, a red oval surrounds a yellow band with a yellow-brown central ovoid blob, to the left a series of yellow strips radiate from an opaque white element poorly preserved, above these two motifs is some opaque white glass, the entire design marvered into a thick deep blue matrix which is backed by a series of wide bands of bubbly greenish glass for reinforcement.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
1350-1225 BCE
299-1 BCE
about 450-650
1880-1950
