Fragment of Floral Plaque
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Fragment of Floral Plaque
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd to 1st century BCE
DimensionsL: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Max Thickness: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
MediumFused polychrome mosaic glass; assembled from sections of cane and cast; applied backing; modern polishing on the upper surface.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.309
Not on View
DescriptionThis large glass fragment shows a mix of flowers made from colorful canes on a gray-green background. Visible motifs include circular and tulip-like flowers, clusters of rods, and multi-petaled blossoms in white, red, yellow, and blue. The top surface is polished, and the back is irregular and uneven.
Fragment of plaque with floral motifs.
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. 647, p. 366.3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE, possibly later
3rd to 1st century BCE
Probably 1st century BCE, possibly later
3rd to 1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
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