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470. Fragment of a Mosaic Inlay with Floral Theme

Accession Number 76.AF.70.41
Dimensions L. 1.3, W. 1.7, Th. 0.5 cm; Wt. 2.37 g
Date First century BCE–first century CE
Production Area Egypt or Italy
Material Opaque yellow, white, and red and translucent blue glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Fusion
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Condition

Fragment cut into a rectangular shape and polished all around.

Description

White and transparent greenish central square within thick yellow circle set on translucent blue background. Some red features appear around one of the yellow motifs. Possibly a floral motif. On the back side appear the same motifs, mildly distorted.

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Unpublished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