plaque

Object NameFloral Plaque (Mosaic Glass Inlay)

Made FromGlass

Date99-75 BCE (possibly earlier)

TechniqueMosaic glass or millefiori technique

SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, W: 3.5 cm

Accession Number59.1.530

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Egypt

Physical DescriptionSimilar to CMG 59.1.529, backed with irregular strips of turbid yellow-green, rounded edge of plaque preserved on one side. Motif consists of a central rounded yellow fruit with a dot from which radiates an assortment of elements, at least two irregular but pointed yellow-green leaves, two long yellow lines cased with white, a pyramidal cluster of white squares cased with yellow, a small flower with red dot centers and six white rounded petals, a yellow-green element cased with yellow and dotted with colorless glass in a square cane and traces of a white leaf tipped with red and a second cluster of white square elements.

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