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469. Fragment of a Mosaic Inlay with Floral Theme

Accession Number 76.AF.70.29
Dimensions L. 1.2, W. 1.1, Th. 0.3–0.2 cm; Wt. 2.44 g
Date First century BCE–first century CE
Production Area Egypt or Italy
Material Translucent blue and opaque yellow, green, and turquoise glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Fusion
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Condition

Fragment, broken all around.

Description

Parts of a floral motif. From a seemingly circular yellow mass with white center stem four yellow stalks with green and turquoise lanceolate leaves. On the back side, a large part is covered by dark-colored pieces in which red, yellow, and turquoise bands are visible.

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Unpublished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