Condition
Fragment; three straight sides that form a rectangle are preserved.
Description
The pattern is marbled, with faint, irregular white veins on dark purple background.
Comments and Comparanda
For the historical and technological evolution of glass inlays in Pharaonic Egypt and the Roman Empire, see comments on cat. 449. For vessels with the same pattern, see cat. 132.
Provenance
By 1976, Bruce McNall, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1976
Bibliography
Unpublished
Exhibitions
None