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
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
