Condition
Fragment; two of the original, rounded edges preserved.
Description
Wide, wavy bands of red and light green divided by three fine dark green lines and white glass. On one edge of this band, a short, bending, applied, red feature is preserved.
Comments and Comparanda
Possibly part of a maritime presentation, part of the body of a fish. Probably from the same object as cat. 498, although that piece is thicker (Th. 0.5 cm). For the historical and technological evolution of glass inlays in Pharaonic Egypt and the Roman Empire, see comments on cats. 449 and 460. For maritime motifs on incrustations, see comments on cat. 496.
Provenance
By 1976, Bruce McNall, donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1976
Bibliography
Unpublished
Exhibitions
None