mosaic
Object NameStrip
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place Madeprobably Egypt
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall H: 8 mm, L: 1.7 cm, Th: 2.5 mm
Accession Number52.1.22
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionStrip. Canes of opaque yellow, opaque white, opaque red and translucent blue glass, pitted and dull surface, one face repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Roughly rectangular fragment preserves an alternating feather pattern of blue feathers with white dot at tip cased with yellow followed by red feathers with a yellow dot at tip cased with white.Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1952-02-04
Former Collection
M. A. Mansoor
25 BCE-99 CE
1350-1225 BCE
1350-1085 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE
599-400 BCE; 99-1 BCE
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