fragment

Object NameFragment of Cloverleaf Bar Slice

Made FromGlass

Date299-1 BCE

Place MadeEgypt, possibly Al Bahnasa

Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique, repolished

SizeOverall L: 1.6 cm, W: 0.6 cm, Th: 0.4 cm

Accession Number76.1.62

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque red and opaque deep blue in an opaque white matrix, somewhat dull, surface repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Inlay apparently complete in the form of a rectangular strip preserving four monochrome cloverleaf elements alternating blue and red in a white matrix.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)