Section of Mosaic Cane
Section of Mosaic Cane
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd to 1st century BCE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.273
Not on View
DescriptionThis round glass piece shows a detailed flower on a blue background, with red petals, a green stem, and a yellow center surrounded by tiny colored dots. It was made by fusing together layers of colorful glass and then polishing the surfaces.
Published ReferencesGrose, David F., Early Ancient Glass: Core-Formed, Rod-Formed, and Cast Vessels and Objects from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Empire, 1600 B. C. to A. D. 50, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 640, p. 364.1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd - 1st century BCE (reworked late 19th or first decade of 20th century)
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
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