Fragment of mosaic glass plate
Fragment of mosaic glass plate
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE - 1th century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Max W: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.252
Not on View
DescriptionSmall flat fragment of fused polychrome mosaic glass. Composed of concentric cubed diamond patterns in red, white, purple, blue, and yellow. The design forms an irregular diaper pattern, produced by cutting glass sticks formed by welding together small square sticks of various colors.
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
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