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Object NameMosaic Plaque with Flowers

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Techniquemosaic glass

SizeOverall H: 7.6 cm, W: 3 cm, Th: 0.5 cm

Accession Number59.1.103

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass

Title Unknown (Bergstrom Art Center)

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire; Egypt; Italy

Physical DescriptionOpaque green glass matrix with strips of translucent amethyst backing, canes of opaque light green, amethyst, opaque yellow, opaque white and opaque red, surface pitting and some traces of weathering, recently polished; mosaic glass technique. Long rectangular strip with repetitive floral motif; yellow three-petaled unit each outlined with amethyst with two stylized anthers terminating in red dots surrounded by light green, all elements spring from a stylized rectangular sepal formed of alternating amethyst and white strips.
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