mosaic
Object NameMosaic Glass Strip
Made FromGlass
Date75 BCE-25 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt; Italy
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori
SizeOverall H: 2.9 cm, W: 1.2 cm, Th: 0.2 cm
Accession Number59.1.104
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
