fragment
Object NameFragment of a Floral Plaque
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 99-75 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
TechniqueFused MOsaic Glass Caned, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished
SizeOverall H: 1.6 cm, W: 2.5 cm
Accession Number51.1.232 M
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Panel Show II
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment of a Floral Plaque. Translucent greyish medium blue matrix with assorted canes of opaque red, opaque yellow, opaque white, translucent green, translucent yellow-green and translucent pale amethyst glass; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Small roughly rectangular element broken on all sides, backed with yellow-green glass. Fragment preserves three yellow stems with saw-tooth long leaves on either side, one retains the base or globular sepal of a flower composed of alternating yellow and green elements.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
