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: 2.9 cm, W: 2.8 cm
Accession Number51.1.232 K
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. Corner of a plaque, no backing, sharp edges obviously cast in a form with sides, unlike 51.1.232 G segment preserves small white flower with red and yellow center in lower corner, portion of an elaborate red, yellow and turquoise element on broken side.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
