plaque
Object NameMosaic Plaque with Lion Attacking Man
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori
SizeOverall H: 1.7 cm, W: 2 cm, Th: 0.5 cm
Accession Number59.1.98
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionMosaic Plaque with Lion Attacking Man. Canes of opaque white, opaque red, opaque yellow, translucent turquoise and translucent deep yellow-green, appearing black, all in a matrix of opaque medium deep blue glass, pitted, dull sides, one face with much brown decomposition on figures, the other repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Thick slice of a roughly rectangular cane preserving the design of a yellow lion outlined and delineated with thin yellow-green lines and splashes of red in face advances to the left on a captive with black skin and light-yellow hair. The captive is tied in conventional Egyptian style with arms bound to a turquoise post behind him; he sits with left leg forward and right leg folded under him with white boots and a red and white kilt which is suspended from white straps that run over the shoulders; the lion places his right paw on the shoulder of the captive, his left paw on the knee, his head and the face of the captive touch.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
