fragment
Object NameFragment of a Composite Molding Strip
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Italy
Techniquemosaic glass
SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm
Accession Number59.1.563 E
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent medium to deep blue glass with strips or trails of opaque white, heavily weathered with thin iridescent film flaking off; mosaic glass technique. A long rectangular strip, almost square in cross section, appears an inlay cane, in cross section an opaque white strip forms one arm of a cross, two narrower opaque red strips form the opposing arm, the square is filled out with strips of deep blue.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1948-07-1959-07-27
Purchased from Albert Eio & Cie (?), Khan el-Khalili, Cairo
Purchased from Albert Eio & Cie (?), Khan el-Khalili, Cairo
Former Collection
Albert Eio & Cie
- 1948-07
