Fragment of Mosaic Inlay
Fragment of Mosaic Inlay
Place of OriginEgypt
DateThird to first century BCE
DimensionsL: 1 1/16 (2.7 cm); W: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
MediumGlass; assembled from sections of cane and cast in an open, one-piece mold; polished on the upperside.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.299
Not on View
DescriptionThis small glass fragment features four horizontal bands of floral decoration made by assembling colored canes. Each band shows a different flower design and color scheme, separated by white lines. The upper surface is polished, and the designs in the upper bands extend through the glass, while the lower ones are backed in white.
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, Hudson Hills Press in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, New York, 1989, cat. no. 623, p. 361, repr. (col.) p. 40, drawing, p. 397.Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Probably second to mid-first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
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