Disk of mosaic glass
Disk of mosaic glass
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE - 1th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.303
Not on View
DescriptionThis small round glass disk features a flower made from various colored canes, arranged on a dark green background.
Published ReferencesSturgis, Russell, “The Coleman Collection of Antique Glass,” The Century Magazine, vol. 48, 1894, p. 554, fig. 2.
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
4th century BCE - 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
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