fragment

Object NameFish Fragment from Plate or Mosaic Plaque

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE-25 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Italy

Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique

SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm

Accession Number59.1.539

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTurquoise glass ground, inlaid with canes of translucent yellow-green and amethyst, heavily pitted surface, some devitrification, light brown weathering product all over; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Roughly triangular fragment of a plate or plaque with scale pattern of a fish in yellow-green, possibly fin sections defined by long amethyst lines above and below, a contrasting scale pattern appears to have been more heavily weathered perhaps an opaque white or an opaque yellow.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27