mosaic

Object NameMosaic Glass Strip

Made FromGlass

Date75 BCE-25 CE

Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori

SizeOverall H: 2.9 cm, W: 1.2 cm, Th: 0.2 cm

Accession Number59.1.104

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire; Egypt; Italy

Physical DescriptionOpaque red, opaque yellow, opaque white and translucent deep blue glass, pitted, dull back, broken at lower end, one face repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. On a thin rectangular strip a motif of a winged red-tipped yellow phallus, the wings formed of opaque yellow centers cased respectively in red and white with a volute in white at the base, the motif is preserved almost completely in the lower element and is broken off in the top element.
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