inlay
Object NameInlay
Made FromGlass, Gold Wire
Dateprobably 99 BCE-probably 99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt
Techniquetooled, cased, cut, inlaid
SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, W: 1.3 cm, Th: 1.1 cm
Accession Number66.1.62
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white, translucent deep blue glasses; gold wire; tooled, cased, cut and inlaid. Rectangular strip, pointed at top; rod of opaque white glass 1.0 cm square, cased on front and sides with translucent blue glass; back and right side plain, with matte surface; front and left side divided by horizontal wheel- cut grooves into panels 0.9 cm high; grooves exposed opaque white glass; on front, one panel survives, decorated with inlaid gold wire bird facing left; on left side, parts of two panels survive, each decorated with impressed sexfoil rosette, perhaps originally filled with gold wire.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
99 BCE-99 CE
1776
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