tesserae
Object Nameabout 70 Elements and Chips of Mosaic Tesserae
Made FromGlass, Gold
Date1-999
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Italy; possibly Near East
Techniquecast, scored, cut
SizeSmallest H: 0.7 cm, W: 0.7 cm; Largest H: 0.8 cm, W: 1.4 cm
Accession Number76.1.60
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent medium and deep blue, translucent light green, medium green, yellow-green, opaque red and opaque yellow, opaque yellow-green, brick-red and amethyst appearing black cased with colorless and a thin layer of gold foil sandwiched between, weathered and pitted, many pieces broken; cast, scored and cut. Complete tesserae and many chips of various colors, some vessel fragments intermixed.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
