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Object NameMosaic Inlay Shaped like a Wing

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Techniquecased, repolished

SizeOverall L: 5.9 cm, H: 2.2 cm, Th: 3.5 cm

Accession Number76.1.69

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Egypt

Physical DescriptionMosaic Inlay Shaped like a Wing. Canes of translucent deep blue, opaque white, opaque yellow, opaque red, and opaque light medium blue glass, pitted, some bubbly glass, thick weathering product on edges and back; face repolished recently. Right wing of a scarab with flame-like feathers, small flame-like red feathers cased with white in a blue matrix form the interior arch, from this band spread long large medium blue feathers cased with blue in a yellow matrix with yellow bordering the tips while the smaller feathers on the lower section of the wing retain a tip of red followed by yellow and cased with blue.
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