inlay

Object NameMosaic Inlay

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE-25 CE

Techniquemosaic glass technique

SizeOverall H: 2.1 cm, W: 1.5 cm

Accession Number64.1.213

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of George S. McKearin

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; possibly Alexandria; possibly Rome

Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque brick red, opaque white and translucent amethyst glass, bubbly with some dull surface; mosaic glass technique. Fragment preserves the belly and pectoral fin of a fish, body delineated with large canes of red with scales of white and amethyst, belly outlined with white, pectoral fin consists of alternating bands of white and amethyst.
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