plaque
Object NameMosaic Plaque
Made FromGlass
Date1940-1949
Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Eastern Europe
Techniquefused, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 4.3 cm, Th: 0.4 cm
Accession Number74.1.43
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Fakes and Forgeries Exhibition
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque multicolored glass frit, dull and pitted with pinprick bubbles; fused then ground and polished. On a dark blue-grey ground, a brown male wearing a black Egyptian wig and striped multicolor wrap kneels on right knee, facing right he extends an offering tray stacked with foods and from his left hand extends an inverted floral stalk, the scene is framed by a border of blue squares which alternate with rectangles of five bands (red, yellow, deep blue, yellow and red); a frame of black glass forms the outer edge.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
Former Collection
King Farouk
999 BCE-999 CE
1400-1085 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE
