Fragment of millefiori glass
Fragment of millefiori glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century BCE - 1th century CE
Dimensions1 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1430
Not on View
DescriptionThis is a flat fragment from the base of a plate made of composite mosaic glass. The decoration consists of conventionalized rosettes in green and yellow translucent glass on a background of opaque black and yellow glass with white veins. The fragment includes an attached ring base. The design features green rosettes and yellow cane clusters arranged in purple pentagons on a white ground. The outside is weathered.
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
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