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494. Fragment of a Mosaic Inlay with Floral Motif

Accession Number 76.AF.70.31
Dimensions L. 1.9, W. 1.6, Th. 0.5 cm; Wt. 3.90 g
Date First century BCE–first century CE
Production Area Egypt or Italy
Material Opaque red, yellow, and green and translucent purple glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Fusion
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Condition

Fragment; two of its original sides, which almost form a right angle, are preserved.

Description

Front side: One floret with central red rod set in yellow, set in red, surrounded by a layer of green petals outlined in yellow; set in green background.

Back side: Covered by a dark purple (seemingly black) layer.

Comments and Comparanda

For the historical and technological evolution of glass inlays in Pharaonic Egypt and the Roman Empire, see comments on cat. 449.

Provenance

By 1976, Bruce McNall, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1976

Bibliography

, pp. 104, 122, fig. 91.

Exhibitions

None