Fragment of Floral Plaque
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Fragment of Floral Plaque
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd to 1st century BCE
DimensionsL: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); W: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 cm)
MediumGlass; assembled from sections of cane and cast, applied backing, polished on the upper surface.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.302
Not on View
Descriptiondark blue background. It includes a circular flower, a lotus blossom, and a wheat-like stalk. A piece of modern glass and adhesive now covers the back. The top is polished flat.
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. 653, p. 367.3rd 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
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
1st century BCE
Second to mid-1st century BCE
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