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Object NameMosaic Inlay Shaped like a Wing
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt
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)
On ViewAncient Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
