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Object Name56 Mosaic Glass Strips and Squares from Mosaic Glass Shrine
Made FromGlass
Date299 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt
TechniqueMosiac or millefiori techniques
Accession Number59.1.94 M
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description56 Mosaic Glass Strips and Squares from Mosaic Glass Shrine. Mosaic glass or millefiori elements. Fifty-six mosaic glass strips and squares containing horizontal bands of primarily opaque white, opaque yellow, opaque red, translucent blue, turquoise and opaque orange in multiple configurations patterns at least eleven roughly square pieces cut from the same strip.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27