fragment
Object NameFragment of Bar or Strip in Cloverleaf Pattern
Made FromGlass
Date299 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt, possibly Al Bahnasa
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique, polished
SizeOverall L: 3.8 cm, W: 2.8 cm, Th: 0.4 cm
Accession Number68.1.34
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque red and opaque deep blue in an opaque white matrix, incrusted with a white weathering product, one surface repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment preserves wide strip of a mosaic glass inlay, roughly a long rectangle in cross section, the design consisting of alternating monochrome cloverleaves, four red separated by three blue in a white matrix, the outside edges retain deformed red canes.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1968-03-20
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
