Fragment of Mosaic Colonnette
Fragment of Mosaic Colonnette
Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found in Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 3 1/8 in. (8.2 cm); W: 1 1/8 in. (3.0 cm)
MediumPolychrome molded composite mosaic glass; assembled from sections of cane and cast, possibly around a metal rod; polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.633
Not on View
DescriptionComposite mosaic pattern formed from roughly rectangular sections of a single cane in a dark green ground with multiple opaque pale green rods.
Fragment of small mosaic colonnette, either from a small furnishing or used as an architectural member. Cylindrical shape with no perceptible taper, with a circular hole through the center of the colonnette.
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. 669, p. 370.
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early to mid-first century CE
1st century BCE
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