Glass mosaic inlay

Unknown

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

Opaque yellow ground; decoration in opaque white, red, and greyish green, and translucent deep purple appearing black. Narrow horizontal strip, tapering slightly towards the right and rounded right edge. Asymmetrical repetitive floral motif with palmettes, lotus buds, and stems flanked by four ivy leaves. Broken and repaired with some cracks and losses; upper, underside, and edges ground and polished; deep pitting of some surface bubbles. This piece is cut from the same mosaic glass bar as 17.194.377, but decoration appears in mirror image.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Egyptian, Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917