fragment
Object NameFragment of Mosaic Plaque
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Italy
Techniquemosaic glass technique
SizeOverall W: 9.4 cm, D: 6.5 cm, Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number66.1.110
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque medium blue, opaque white, opaque red, opaque yellow and "black" (amethyst) glass canes, highly iridescent on sides and back, upper surface repolished recently; mosaic glass technique. Overall design consists of 1.5 cm. square elements composed of a central amethyst square surrounded by various colored squares; moving from center out the colors are white, red, amethyst, medium blue, yellow, amethyst, white, red, amethyst, blue; the overall pattern creates a repetitive checkerboard effect.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
