Section of Mosaic Cane
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Section of Mosaic Cane
Place of OriginEgypt
DateThird to first century BCE
DimensionsL: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); W: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumFused polychrome mosaic glass; assembled from sections of cane and cast; polished on all surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.297
Not on View
DescriptionThis small square piece of glass shows a central eye with details above and below, including a brow and a beard-like form. It was made by fusing together sections of colored glass rods.
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. 630, p. 362.Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Probably 2nd century BCE
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