Condition
Fragment, broken all around.
Description
One side is covered with a thin (less than 1 mm) layer of purple, red, and white mixed in a wavy pattern that is not clearly defined. Possibly part of a floral motif. The matrix of the plaque is a variegated turquoise marble-like pattern composed of mixed blue and white glass.
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Unpublished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