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Object NameWall Revetment Panel
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rome
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall W: 13.7 cm, Th: 0.9 cm
Accession Number66.1.96
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionRandom opaque white canes in a brick-red matrix, pitted, heavily weathered with a black scum over a light brown weathering product, some iridescence, repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Irregular fragment preserves a large panel imitating porphyry.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)

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