fragment
Object NameTorso Fragment
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall W: 4.4 cm, D: 2.6 cm
Accession Number59.1.428
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque white, opaque yellow, opaque red, turquoise, translucent medium blue and translucent amethyst, pitted, dull surface, broken on both ends; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment preserves central torso of a figure facing left. Retains traces of gilding on left-hand side, the abdomen decorated with horizontal rows of checkerboard squares beginning with turquoise, red, blue, turquoise, red, all in a yellow matrix; the pelvic region has white scales with amethyst central dots each cased with amethyst below which a diagonal yellow line forms the border for a series of blue-tipped red feathers in a white ground, below which is a series of red-tipped turquoise feathers in a yellow ground as far as preserved. The backing material of the inlay appears to be various multicolored canes.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
