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scarab

Object NameMosaic Scarab in Metal Mount

Made FromGlass, Metal

Dateabout 800-899 (glass); 1800-1999 (carving of glass and mount)

TechniqueMosaic technique, fused, cut, polished, assembled

SizeOverall H: 0.6 cm, W: 1.7 cm, D: 1.3 cm

Accession Number99.1.9

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

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Physical DescriptionOpaque red, yellow, and green glass; opaque brown and white glass; matte grayish brown metal. Cane slices and other fragments fused; cut and polished; attached to metal mount. Scarab: oval with rounded top and flat underside, consisting of three fused elements: at center, triangular fragment of object consisting of cane slices with, at center, red dot surrounded by yellow ring, with ring of yellow and green radial stripes on outside; on either side of this, scrambled scraps of brown, red, yellow, and white glass. Upper surface has wheel-cut lines representing head and folded wings. Mount: hollow oval bezel decorated with twisted wire band on outside and with bar across greatest width at back.
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