revetment
Object Name24 Wall Revetment Tiles
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueMosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number64.1.218
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of George S. McKearin
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent green, translucent yellow-green, translucent blue-green and translucent grey-blue matrices with round canes of the same color cased with thick opaque yellow glass, all are dull and weathered; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Many fragments appear to be long, thin rectangular strips, three preserve opaque red and opaque white embedded randomly in surface, grey-blue elements have opaque white glass casing grey-blue circular canes.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1964-09-09
1400-1200 BCE
600-250 BCE
