fragment

Object NameFragment of Wall Revetment Plaque

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome

Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique, tooled, cut

SizeOverall W: 7.5 cm, D: 7 cm, Th: 0.4 cm

Accession Number66.1.116

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionRods of opaque yellow stream irregularly through a translucent green matrix, dull, pitted, some surface incrustation; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, tooled and cut. Fragment preserves rounded edge of a cast mosaic glass panel imitating a green veined marble, all other edges and chipped and broken, tooling marks are apparent on one surface, opposite surface has been manually polished back and forth at an angle to the finished edge.
Provenance

Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966

Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)