Glass mosaic inlay
Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and red.
Rectangular, thin, flat plaque, with slightly beveled edges.
Five-pointed star motif, with yellow center encircled with red, and rays in white.
Broken and repaired, with most of right edge missing; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles, dulling and faint weathering on edges and back.
This inlay is part of a border strip, made up of two sections cut from the same cane of mosaic glass.
Rectangular, thin, flat plaque, with slightly beveled edges.
Five-pointed star motif, with yellow center encircled with red, and rays in white.
Broken and repaired, with most of right edge missing; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles, dulling and faint weathering on edges and back.
This inlay is part of a border strip, made up of two sections cut from the same cane of mosaic glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic inlay
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
- Culture: Egyptian, Roman
- Medium: Glass
- Dimensions: Other: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.385
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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