inlay
Object NameHalf of Mosaic Plaque with Satyr
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-25 CE
TechniqueMosaic glass or millefiori
SizeOverall H: 2.7 cm, W: 1.3 cm, Th (max): 0.4 cm
Accession Number59.1.95
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Best of 50
Glass from the Ancient World
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
Interpretive NotesGlassmakers used halves of faces to form complete, symmetrical faces by combining two slices from the same cane, one of which was simply reversed. This inlay fragment shows one such half.
Roman Empire; possibly Egypt, Alexandria; possibly Rome
Provenance
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25 BCE-99 CE
299-1 BCE
99-1 BCE (possibly earlier)
25 BCE-99 CE
about 1200-about 1260