Mosaic glass inlay

Unknown

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Opaque yellow ground; decoration in opaque white and red, and translucent purple and turquoise blue. Square, flat plaque with uneven back. Symmetrical four-petaled rosette in blue, white and red, outlined in purple, each leaf pointing towards a corner of the plaque. Intact; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles. Blue, red, and gray on yellow ground.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Egyptian, Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881