inlay

Object NameWall Revetment Inlay

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome

Techniquecast, cut, engraved, repolished

SizeOverall W: 6.5 cm, D: 6.2 cm, Th: 0.3 cm

Accession Number66.1.87

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque medium blue glass, pitted, thin iridescent weathering film on sides and back, surface repolished recently; cast, cut and engraved. Irregular fragment of a complex inlay panel preserves one straight edge and two complex curves cut along the other sides, at opposite side from straight edge are remains of two engraved lines on upper surface.
Provenance

Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966

Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)