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Object Name8 Beetles

Maker Vittorio Costantini (Italian, b. 1944)

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1985-1989

Techniqueflameworked, possibly sandblasted or acid-etched

Accession Number91.3.20

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Italy, Venice

Physical DescriptionNon-lead glass; flameworked; lifelike and life-sized insect; impressed on underside of forward section of body: "VC". (A) Opaque black, opaque reddish-brown; possibly sandblasted or acid-etched. (B) Colorless, opaque black, metallic silver, metallic green, opaque reddish-brown. (C) Colorless, opaque black, translucent green, metallic green, opaque reddish-brown. (D) Opaque black, opaque reddish-brown. (E) Opaque black, opaque reddish-brown, colorless, metallic peach and aqua. (F) Opaque black, opaque reddish-brown, colorless, metallic silver. (G) Opaque black, opaque reddish-brown, colorless, metallic green. (H) Opaque black, opaque reddish-brown, colorless, opaque yellow-green.
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