fragment
Object NameFragment of Tile
Made FromGlass, Gold Foil
Date800-899
Place Madepossibly Byzantine Empire
TechniqueCast, impressed, gilded
SizeOverall H: 4.1 cm,Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number95.1.71
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of Tile. Transparent green; gold foil. Cast, impressed; gilded. Fragment from corner of tile. Upper surface has overall pattern of square and rectangular compartments (0.8-1 cm x 0.7 cm) separated by grid of impressed lines, all of which are covered with unprotected gold foil. Surfaces of compartments are convex. Lower surface of tile is somewhat rough and matte grayish brown. One side was cleanly broken along one of impressed lines, and second side, which is at 90 degrees to first, was grozed along impressed line, where gilding appears to end.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
