plaque
Object NamePlaque with Lotuses and Palmettes
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt; possibly Italy
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm, Th: 0.4 cm
Accession Number59.1.105
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionPlaque with Lotuses and Palmettes. Canes of opaque yellow, opaque orange, red, translucent amethyst, translucent deep blue and translucent greenish-blue in an opaque white matrix, dull, pitted, one surface reground recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Roughly square inlay with a four-petaled cloverleaf or rosette consisting of blue-green stems with a split orange-red leaf all cased in deep blue and surrounded by a stylized lotus and palmette motif, the palmette is primarily yellow cased with greenish-blue and orange-red leaves in turn outlined with amethyst, the volute of the palmette is deep blue and connects with the deep blue lotus bud, all in a white ground.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
