Condition
Fragment; one straight edge of the original band is preserved.
Description
Small fragment with part of a flower, probably quatrefoil, with white petals outlined in red. Yellow parts are visible in the cross section that, given the current state of the band, are not discernible on the surface. On the back side behind the flower is an opaque off-white patch.
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
By 1976, Bruce McNall, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1976
Bibliography
Unpublished
Exhibitions
None