Condition
Fragment, broken all around.
Description
The plaque consists of two types of florets: (a) square floret: eight angular yellow petals with a fine translucent purple central nerve-like center are set in a green square tile; (b) circular floret: a central yellow rod set in red is surrounded by eight angular yellow petals set in translucent green glass. On both sides, the same pattern.
Comments and Comparanda
For the historical and technological evolution of glass inlays in Pharaonic Egypt and the Roman Empire, see comments on cats. 449 and 460.
Provenance
1983, Jiří K. Frel, 1923–2006, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1983
Bibliography
Unpublished
Exhibitions
None