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Object NameSnake Fragment (mosaic glass inlay)
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt; possibly Italy
Techniquemosaic or millefiori technique
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, Th: 0.9 cm
Accession Number59.1.536
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque white, opaque red, opaque yellow, opaque medium green, translucent deep blue, translucent medium blue and translucent bluish-green and colorless glass, pitted, slightly weathered on some surfaces; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment preserves segment of a snake body with long parallel scales on underside in multiple colors predominantly opaque white and greyish-white canes cased on three sides with green, yellow-green, yellow and red in a random fashion, the upper portion of the snake delineated in blue scales cased with yellow, on the opposite side a flat strip of deep blue and colorless glass form a backing strip.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1948-07-1959-07-27
Purchased from Albert Eio & Cie (?), Khan el-Khalili, Cairo
Purchased from Albert Eio & Cie (?), Khan el-Khalili, Cairo
Former Collection
Albert Eio & Cie
- 1948-07
