fragment
Object NameFragment of Star-Patterned Bar
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome; possibly Egypt
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique, polished
SizeOverall L: 4 cm, W: 2.5 cm, Th: 0.7 cm
Accession Number68.1.35
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFive-pointed star canes with opaque yellow centers cased with deep blue rays of opaque white in a translucent deep blue matrix, bubbly, thin brown iridescent film, one surface repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment preserves two and one-half canes of single star motif joined together to form a long roughly rectangular bar.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1968-03-20
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
