mosaic

Object NameStrip with Floral Frieze

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori, cut, polished

SizeOverall H: 1.1 cm, W: 4.2 cm, Th: 0.6 cm

Accession Number59.1.106

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire; Egypt; Italy

Physical DescriptionCanes of translucent amethyst, opaque brick-red, opaque white and turquoise, dull, brown weathering product on sides and back, surface repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, cut and polished. Horizontal inlay strip preserves a repetitious pattern of four stylized floral motifs beginning with an ivy sprig in red and amethyst generated from an amethyst volute, next a palmette in red and amethyst, a stylized anthemion (?) formed with a red center and double volutes on either side, finally a stylized lotus bud with turquoise center capped with red, the leaves formed in amethyst and finally a repeat of the first ivy motif, all in an opaque white matrix.
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