fragment
Object NameFragment with Entablature
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt
SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, W: 5.4 cm, Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number66.1.88
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque red, opaque white, opaque yellow and translucent deep blue in a matrix of translucent deep blue glass, pitted, bubbly with weathering on edges and back, surface repolished recently. Fragment preserves elaborate curving architectural entablature which curves up and out from base suggesting three dimensionality and support function, the face is decorated with long tongue or oval patterns consisting of red centers cased with white, deep blue and yellow in a deep blue matrix, two complete elements are preserved, portions of two others; pattern suggests an arcade or stylized triglyph pattern.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
