Fragment of Mosaic Colonnette
Fragment of Mosaic Colonnette
Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found in Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st 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 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Second to mid-1st century BCE
2nd century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Probably 2nd to mid-1st century BCE
1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
probably 2nd century BCE
1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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