fragment
Object NameFragment of Bar with Palmette Pattern
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall L: 3.5 cm, W: 2.5 cm, Th: 1 cm
Accession Number68.1.36
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque yellow, opaque red, opaque white in an opaque medium blue matrix, pitted, repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment preserving the upper portion of an elaborate palmette or architectural antefix formed from trails of blue, yellow and red springing up from a triangular base of red with some white canes in center on either side two volutes.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1968-03-20
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
