mosaic
Object NameFloral Frieze Strip
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Italy; possibly Egypt
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall W: 1.3 cm, H: 1 cm, Th: 0.5 cm
Accession Number76.1.84
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque red, opaque yellow, opaque white, turquoise and amethyst glass, dull, pitted surface; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, cut and polished. Horizontal strip preserving two repetitive patterns, a palmette with a turquoise center with yellow and red leaves cased in amethyst spring from a red base and amethyst volutes next to a stylized ivy motif with four symmetrical leaves and two symmetrical flowers in opaque white, the motif springs from a turquoise base with an amethyst volute, all are set in an opaque yellow matrix.Provenance
Former Collection
Habib Tawadros
- 2009
Sold during trip to NYC
Sold during trip to NYC
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1948-08
Purchased during Habib Tawadros's trip to NYC
Purchased during Habib Tawadros's trip to NYC
