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Object NameMosaic Plaque with Brothel Keeper
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-75 CE
TechniqueMosaic glass technique
SizeOverall H: 2.8 cm, W: 2.4 cm
Accession Number66.1.78
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
The Lure of Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs Revisited
Interpretive NotesThe Brothel Keeper was a character in the type of Greek drama known as New Comedy.
Roman Empire; possibly Egypt, Alexandria
Provenance
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