Fragment of Mosaic Inlay
Fragment of Mosaic Inlay
Place of OriginEgypt or Italy
Date3rd to 1st century BCE
DimensionsL: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W: 1 in. (2.5 cm); Thickness: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
MediumFused polychrome mosaic glass; assembled from sections of cane and cast in an open, one-piece mold, polished on the upperside and along the edges; applied dark blue backing, left rough on the underside.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.295
Not on View
DescriptionThis small glass fragment was made by fusing together colored rods in a mold. Its design includes vertical and diagonal stripes, birds, and floral shapes. The back is left rough, and the front is polished.
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. 622, p. 360-361.3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Roman Period (1st to 4th century CE)
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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