Fragment of plaque or inlay
Fragment of plaque or inlay
Place of OriginEgypt or Italy
Date1st century BCE - 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 1 1/8 in. (3.0 cm); Max W: 3/4 in. (2.0 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.258
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of a fused mosaic glass element, possibly from a plaque or inlay. The surviving section includes a pattern that may represent a textile motif. Fabricated from polychrome mosaic glass that was fused when hot.
Published ReferencesSturgis, Russell, “The Coleman Collection of Antique Glass,” The Century Magazine, vol. 48, 1894, p. 554, fig. 1.
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE, possibly later
3rd to 1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE, possibly later
250-150 BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE (Ptolemaic?)
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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