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Object NameMosaic Cane with Rosette

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeEgypt; Italy

Techniquecast, cut, inlaid

SizeOverall Diam: 2.6 cm, Th: 4 mm

Accession Number52.1.27

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionMosaic Cane with Rosette. Opaque orange and opaque medium deep blue glass, dull surface, some pitting, irregularity on back; cast, cut and inlaid. Circular inlay with eight petals carved in upper surface and inlaid with irregular chips of roughly triangular orange glass, a central area is drilled probably for suspension on a wall or furniture surface, upper surface is ground and polished, edges are cut, back is irregular.
Provenance

Source Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC - 1952-02-04