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Object NameFragment of a Composite Molding Strip
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Italy
Techniquemosaic glass
SizeOverall H: 3.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.563 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent medium to deep blue glass with strips or trails of opaque white, heavily weathered with thin iridescent film flaking off; mosaic glass technique. Cane, circular in cross section.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1948-07-1959-07-27
Purchased from Albert Eio & Cie (?), Khan el-Khalili, Cairo
Former Collection Albert Eio & Cie - 1948-07

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