inlay
Object NameWall Revetment Inlay
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome
TechniqueMosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall W: 4 cm, D: 3.5 cm, Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number66.1.85
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque medium yellow-green matrix with opaque yellow and opaque red canes, pitted, thick light brown weathering product on edges and back, surface repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment with possibly one finished edge preserves a design embedded on its upper surface of a long flowing yellow tendril or stem with a secondary Y- shaped scroll, on one edge is preserved a chip of red also embedded in the surface.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
