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Object NameMosaic Plaque with Unity Knot
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Alexandria
Techniquemolded
SizeOverall H: 1.6 cm, W: 1.1 cm, Th: 0.9 cm
Accession Number59.1.102
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Interpretive Notes
The knot symbolizes the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Physical DescriptionMosaic Plaque with Unity Knot. Opaque brick red and multicolored glass; surface slightly dull through weathering and slight pitting; molded with inlaid decoration; pure black rectangular plaque or block showing a tower-like motif (lighthouse of Alexandria (?); it is less likely that it shows a phallus); the complete scene includes a tower like upright in black and yellow hatching standing on a similar base and being surmounted by an onion shaped white top; two wings of the butterfly type attached to the center; the colors being white, blue and red.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27

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