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144. Fragment of a Mosaic Vessel with Inlaid Geometrical Motifs

Accession Number 76.AF.70.22
Dimensions L. 1.9, W. 3.5, Th. 0.3 cm; Wt. 2.60 g
Date First century BCE, possibly to early first century CE
Production Area Egypt
Material Translucent purple and blue and opaque red, white, turquoise, and yellow glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Made from a monochrome disk-shaped blank on which inlay elements were applied and fused together; slumped; rotary polished
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Condition

Fragment; the sole original edge is rounded.

Description

An almost flat body fragment. On an almost opaque purple (appearing black) background appear two different florets: (1) a circular one with a red rod set in white and light blue layers; (2) an irregular motif, possibly part of a flower with white central part surrounded in areas by turquoise, yellow, and red features. The decoration is inlaid in the upper surface of the matrix and is not visible on the back side, which is rough and flat.

Comments and Comparanda

See cat. 143.

Provenance

By 1976, Bruce McNall, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1976

Bibliography

Unpublished

Exhibitions

None