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Object NameMosaic Inlay
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-25 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Alexandria; possibly Rome
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)
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1964-09-09
