Fragment of mosaic glass
Fragment of mosaic glass
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE (Ptolemaic?)
DimensionsMax L: 1 5/8 in. (4.5 cm); Max W: 1 13/16 in. (4.7 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.242
Not on View
DescriptionPale blue-gray ground with sections of mosaic canes arranged as flowers, leaves, and stems: at the bottom, three flowers, each with five vertically curving green leaves outlined in opaque yellow, with a circular flower with a green center surrounded by a chain of green rods outlined in opaque yellow. Above, a cluster of six elongated flowers or leaves in opaque yellow outlined in opaque white, and flanking them a flower in a green ground with a cluster of six opaque yellow rods also outlined in opaque white, with a curving opaque yellow stem. The original backing is obscured by modern wax. Upper- and undersides flat. Small fragment of plaque with floral motifs. Fused polychrome mosaic glass; assembled from sections of cane and cast; applied backing; polished on the upper surface.
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. 650, p. 366.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
3rd to 1st century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
Probably first century BCE, possibly later
Third to first century BCE
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