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479. Fragment of a Mosaic Inlay with Floral Theme

Accession Number 76.AF.70.37
Dimensions L. 1.5, W. 1.5, Th. 0.5 cm; Wt. 2.68 g
Date First century BCE–first century CE
Production Area Egypt or Italy
Material Translucent dark blue and opaque yellow, turquoise, and green glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Fusion
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Condition

Two joining pieces. Fragment; two straight edges that form a right angle, probably from the original shaping of the object, are preserved.

Description

On dark blue matrix, a central yellow stem with turquoise and green lanceolate leaves (like those on cat. 469) and a small part of a red flower, probably identical with that of cat. 462.

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Unpublished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