Section of Mosaic Cane
Section of Mosaic Cane
Place of OriginEgypt
DateThird to first century BCE
DimensionsH: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); W: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Thickness: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.255
Not on View
DescriptionCobalt-blue ground with a central five-pointed opaque white star surrounding a central opaque yellow rod outlined in cobalt blue; the section is attached to a dark-colored backing (appearing black).
Square section of mosaic cane. Upper- and undersides flat; smooth vertical edges.
Fused polychrome mosaic glass; cast and 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. 633, p.363.Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
1st century BCE (Ptolemaic?)
3rd - 1st century BCE (reworked late 19th or first decade of 20th century)
Third to first century BCE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
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