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: 3.3 cm, W: 3.1 cm
Accession Number51.1.232 H
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. Section roughly rectangular preserving one finished edge, back retains some rectangular muddy-green strips, otherwise motif on front penetrates through. Plaque retains a single medium-sized rosette of four heart-shaped leaves, the tips in yellow, the center white, the ends in red, below this a small white flower, a yellow circular center with red dots and six rounded pointed leaves; along broken edge are traces of large floral elements similar to the rosette as well as a yellow fruit and a green and yellow- green leaf.Provenance
Former Collection
Phocion J. Tano
(Greek)
