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Object NameLotus Bud Plaque from Mosaic Glass Shrine
Made FromGlass
Date299 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt
TechniqueMosiac or millefiori techniques
SizeOverall H: 0.8 cm, W: 0.7 cm, D: 0.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.94 I
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLotus Bud Plaque from Mosaic Glass Shrine. Mosaic glass or millefiori elements. Mosaic glass inlay roughly square in cross section but probably a long vertical strip of a repetitive pattern, a lotus bud with base in opaque white and leaves in translucent blue and white all in an opaque red matrix.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27