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 cm, W: 3 cm
Accession Number51.1.232 B
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. No preserved edges, backing of amethyst with white and red streaks, small roughly rectangular section of a floral plaque with two poppy-like flowers of red with yellow stems and four oval leaves on each stem, each leaf is split by a yellow cane and is blue-green on top, green on base, portion of a yellow cluster on left side.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
