mosaic

Object NameMosaic Bar with Rosettes and Circles

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-50 CE

Techniquemosaic

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, W: 3.2 cm, Th: 0.9 cm

Accession Number64.1.12

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Italy; possibly Egypt

Physical DescriptionMosaic Bar with Rosettes and Circles. Canes of opaque white, opaque brick-red, opaque bright orange, turquoise and translucent deep blue glass, dull sides, one surface repolished recently. Mosaic bar or strip consisting of a repetitive pattern of alternating rosettes and concentric circles each separated by a vertical orange stripe; the rosette is a turquoise center with six white petals cased with blue in a red field, three of these are preserved and alternate with concentric circles of blue, white, turquoise, red in a transparent blue field, the five elements are in turn cased with white and blue creating an elaborate border the left side of which is broken away.
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