fragment
Object NameFragment of Inlay
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeEgypt, possibly Alexandria
TechniqueMosaic glass technique
SizeOverall H: 4.9 cm, W: 3.7 cm, Th: 0.7 cm
Accession Number74.1.47
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep blue matrix, bubbly with stripe of green-gray backing glass, opaque glass canes of green, yellow, white and red; mosaic glass technique. Fragment preserves right side of a long rectangular plaque with elaborate floral spray, long yellow stalks with green leaves bear small white petaled flower on right, two different larger buds of red, yellow and white preserved below.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
