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Object NameHalf of Plaque with Maenad
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rome; possibly Alexandria
TechniqueMosaic glass technique
SizeOverall H: 3.3 cm, W: 1.4 cm, Th: 0.5 cm
Accession Number95.1.11
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionHalf of Plaque with Maenad. Transparent medium gray-blue matrix with opaque white, red, blue, yellow, yellow-green and black glasses; mosaic glass technique. Rectangular shape, 1/2 head, face white, features delineated in blue, brick red and amethyst (black); hair brick red delineated in blue. Green grapes and vine leaves with small fillet, outlined in yellow.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979